#a78d8a

Color #a78d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a78d8a

RGB

rgb(167, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(6.2, 14.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.2, 17.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 17.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(60.87, 9.28, 5.24)

LCH

lch(60.87, 10.66, 29.45)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0318, 25.68)

HWB

hwb(6.2, 54.1%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa4a7

Analogous

#a78a96

#a78d8a

#a79b8a

Triadic

#a78d8a

#8aa78d

#8d8aa7

Split-complementary

#a78d8a

#8aa79b

#8a96a7

Tetradic

#a78d8a

#a4a78a

#8aa4a7

#8d8aa7

Square

#a78d8a

#96a78a

#8aa4a7

#9b8aa7

Shades

Color #a78d8a mixed toward black.

#91716d

#745a57

#574441

#3a2d2c

#1d1716

Tints

Color #a78d8a mixed toward white.

#b6a09e

#c4b3b1

#d3c6c5

#e2d9d8

#f0ecec

Tones

Color #a78d8a mixed toward gray.

#a58f8c

#a2918f

#a09391

#9d9594

#9b9796

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c8b · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea08b · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#a68b8b · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a78d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78d8a]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a78d8a (#a78d8a) is rgb(167, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #a78d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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