#a68787

Color #a68787

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a68787

RGB

rgb(166, 135, 135)

HSL

hsl(0, 14.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 18.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 18.7%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(59.15, 11.79, 4.46)

LCH

lch(59.15, 12.61, 20.72)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.038, 18.1)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a6a6

Analogous

#a68796

#a68787

#a69687

Triadic

#a68787

#87a687

#8787a6

Split-complementary

#a68787

#87a696

#8796a6

Tetradic

#a68787

#a6a687

#87a6a6

#8787a6

Square

#a68787

#96a687

#87a6a6

#9687a6

Shades

Color #a68787 mixed toward black.

#906b6b

#735555

#564040

#3a2b2b

#1d1515

Tints

Color #a68787 mixed toward white.

#b59b9b

#c4afaf

#d2c3c3

#e1d7d7

#f0ebeb

Tones

Color #a68787 mixed toward gray.

#a38a8a

#a18c8c

#9e8f8f

#9c9191

#999494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9987 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#9b9e87 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#a58787 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68787;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68787]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a68787 (#a68787) is rgb(166, 135, 135) in RGB.

No, #a68787 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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