#a59697

Color #a59697

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a59697

RGB

rgb(165, 150, 151)

HSL

hsl(356, 7.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356, 9.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 8.5%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(63.38, 5.71, 1.48)

LCH

lch(63.38, 5.9, 14.53)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0179, 12.95)

HWB

hwb(356, 58.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a5a4

Analogous

#a5969f

#a59697

#a59d96

Triadic

#a59697

#97a596

#9697a5

Split-complementary

#a59697

#96a59d

#969fa5

Tetradic

#a59697

#a5a496

#96a5a4

#9697a5

Square

#a59697

#9fa596

#96a5a4

#9d96a5

Shades

Color #a59697 mixed toward black.

#8d7a7b

#716162

#55494a

#393031

#1c1819

Tints

Color #a59697 mixed toward white.

#b4a8a8

#c3b9ba

#d2cbcb

#e1dcdc

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a59697 mixed toward gray.

#a49798

#a39999

#a19a9a

#a09b9b

#9f9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f97 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a197 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a49797 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59697]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a59697 (#a59697) is rgb(165, 150, 151) in RGB.

No, #a59697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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