#a49596

Color #a49596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a49596

RGB

rgb(164, 149, 150)

HSL

hsl(356, 7.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356, 9.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 8.5%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63, 5.71, 1.49)

LCH

lch(63, 5.9, 14.62)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0179, 12.95)

HWB

hwb(356, 58.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a4a3

Analogous

#a4959e

#a49596

#a49c95

Triadic

#a49596

#96a495

#9596a4

Split-complementary

#a49596

#95a49c

#959ea4

Tetradic

#a49596

#a4a395

#95a4a3

#9596a4

Square

#a49596

#9ea495

#95a4a3

#9c95a4

Shades

Color #a49596 mixed toward black.

#8c797a

#706062

#544849

#383031

#1c1818

Tints

Color #a49596 mixed toward white.

#b3a7a8

#c2b8b9

#d2cacb

#e1dcdc

#f0edee

Tones

Color #a49596 mixed toward gray.

#a39697

#a29898

#a09999

#9f9a9a

#9e9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e96 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa096 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a39696 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a49596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49596]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a49596 (#a49596) is rgb(164, 149, 150) in RGB.

No, #a49596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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