#a79b99

Color #a79b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a79b99

RGB

rgb(167, 155, 153)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 7.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 8.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 8.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.93, 4.03, 2.63)

LCH

lch(64.93, 4.81, 33.13)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0145, 28.86)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 60%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a5a7

Analogous

#a7999e

#a79b99

#a7a299

Triadic

#a79b99

#99a79b

#9b99a7

Split-complementary

#a79b99

#99a7a2

#999ea7

Tetradic

#a79b99

#a5a799

#99a5a7

#9b99a7

Square

#a79b99

#9ea799

#99a5a7

#a299a7

Shades

Color #a79b99 mixed toward black.

#8e7f7c

#726563

#564c4a

#393231

#1d1919

Tints

Color #a79b99 mixed toward white.

#b6acaa

#c4bcbb

#d3cdcc

#e2dedd

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a79b99 mixed toward gray.

#a69c9a

#a59d9b

#a39d9c

#a29e9e

#a19f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a299 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a49a · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a69a9a · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79b99]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a79b99 (#a79b99) is rgb(167, 155, 153) in RGB.

No, #a79b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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