#a68c8c

Color #a68c8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a68c8c

RGB

rgb(166, 140, 140)

HSL

hsl(0, 12.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 15.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 15.7%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(60.57, 9.79, 3.65)

LCH

lch(60.57, 10.45, 20.45)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0315, 17.92)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca6a6

Analogous

#a68c99

#a68c8c

#a6998c

Triadic

#a68c8c

#8ca68c

#8c8ca6

Split-complementary

#a68c8c

#8ca699

#8c99a6

Tetradic

#a68c8c

#a6a68c

#8ca6a6

#8c8ca6

Square

#a68c8c

#99a68c

#8ca6a6

#998ca6

Shades

Color #a68c8c mixed toward black.

#906f6f

#735959

#564343

#392d2d

#1d1616

Tints

Color #a68c8c mixed toward white.

#b59f9f

#c4b2b2

#d2c6c6

#e1d9d9

#f0ecec

Tones

Color #a68c8c mixed toward gray.

#a48e8e

#a29090

#9f9393

#9d9595

#9b9797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b8c · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#9d9f8c · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#a58c8c · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a68c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68c8c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a68c8c (#a68c8c) is rgb(166, 140, 140) in RGB.

No, #a68c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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