#a69697

Color #a69697

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a69697

RGB

rgb(166, 150, 151)

HSL

hsl(356.3, 8.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.3, 9.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 9%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(63.47, 6.08, 1.62)

LCH

lch(63.47, 6.29, 14.92)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.019, 13.38)

HWB

hwb(356.3, 58.8%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a6a5

Analogous

#a6969f

#a69697

#a69d96

Triadic

#a69697

#97a696

#9697a6

Split-complementary

#a69697

#96a69d

#969fa6

Tetradic

#a69697

#a6a596

#96a6a5

#9697a6

Square

#a69697

#9fa696

#96a6a5

#9d96a6

Shades

Color #a69697 mixed toward black.

#8e7a7b

#726162

#564949

#393031

#1d1818

Tints

Color #a69697 mixed toward white.

#b5a8a8

#c4b9ba

#d3cbcb

#e1dcdc

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a69697 mixed toward gray.

#a59798

#a39999

#a29a9b

#a19b9c

#9f9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f97 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a197 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#a59797 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a69697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a69697]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a69697 (#a69697) is rgb(166, 150, 151) in RGB.

No, #a69697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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