#a59d9c

Color #a59d9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a59d9c

RGB

rgb(165, 157, 156)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 4.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 5.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 5.5%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.37, 2.72, 1.56)

LCH

lch(65.37, 3.14, 29.84)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0095, 26.29)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 61.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca4a5

Analogous

#a59c9f

#a59d9c

#a5a19c

Triadic

#a59d9c

#9ca59d

#9d9ca5

Split-complementary

#a59d9c

#9ca5a1

#9c9fa5

Tetradic

#a59d9c

#a4a59c

#9ca4a5

#9d9ca5

Square

#a59d9c

#9fa59c

#9ca4a5

#a19ca5

Shades

Color #a59d9c mixed toward black.

#8b8180

#706766

#544d4c

#383333

#1c1a19

Tints

Color #a59d9c mixed toward white.

#b4adac

#c3bebd

#d2cecd

#e1dede

#f0efee

Tones

Color #a59d9c mixed toward gray.

#a49d9d

#a39e9d

#a39f9e

#a29f9f

#a1a0a0

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

#a2a29c · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a39c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a59c9c · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59d9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59d9c]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a59d9c (#a59d9c) is rgb(165, 157, 156) in RGB.

No, #a59d9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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