#a69497

Color #a69497

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a69497

RGB

rgb(166, 148, 151)

HSL

hsl(350, 9.2%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 10.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 9%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.95, 7.19, 0.86)

LCH

lch(62.95, 7.24, 6.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0218, 6.31)

HWB

hwb(350, 58%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a6a3

Analogous

#a694a0

#a69497

#a69a94

Triadic

#a69497

#97a694

#9497a6

Split-complementary

#a69497

#94a69a

#94a0a6

Tetradic

#a69497

#a6a394

#94a6a3

#9497a6

Square

#a69497

#a0a694

#94a6a3

#9a94a6

Shades

Color #a69497 mixed toward black.

#8e777b

#725f62

#56474a

#393031

#1d1819

Tints

Color #a69497 mixed toward white.

#b5a6a8

#c4b8ba

#d3cacb

#e1dbdc

#f0edee

Tones

Color #a69497 mixed toward gray.

#a59698

#a39799

#a2999a

#a09a9b

#9f9c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e96 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a196 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#a59696 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a69497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a69497]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a69497 (#a69497) is rgb(166, 148, 151) in RGB.

No, #a69497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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