#a59d9b

Color #a59d9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a59d9b

RGB

rgb(165, 157, 155)

HSL

hsl(12, 5.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 6.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 6.1%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.34, 2.54, 2.08)

LCH

lch(65.34, 3.28, 39.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0098, 34.18)

HWB

hwb(12, 60.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba3a5

Analogous

#a59b9e

#a59d9b

#a5a29b

Triadic

#a59d9b

#9ba59d

#9d9ba5

Split-complementary

#a59d9b

#9ba5a2

#9b9ea5

Tetradic

#a59d9b

#a3a59b

#9ba3a5

#9d9ba5

Square

#a59d9b

#9ea59b

#9ba3a5

#a29ba5

Shades

Color #a59d9b mixed toward black.

#8c817f

#706765

#544d4c

#383432

#1c1a19

Tints

Color #a59d9b mixed toward white.

#b4adac

#c3bebc

#d2cecd

#e1dede

#f0efee

Tones

Color #a59d9b mixed toward gray.

#a49d9c

#a39e9d

#a29e9d

#a29f9e

#a19f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29b · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a39c · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a59c9c · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59d9b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#a59d9b (#a59d9b) is rgb(165, 157, 155) in RGB.

No, #a59d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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