#a8898e

Color #a8898e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8898e

RGB

rgb(168, 137, 142)

HSL

hsl(350.3, 15.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.3, 18.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 15.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(60.04, 12.58, 1.77)

LCH

lch(60.04, 12.7, 8.01)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0383, 7.35)

HWB

hwb(350.3, 53.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89a8a3

Analogous

#a8899d

#a8898e

#a89389

Triadic

#a8898e

#8ea889

#898ea8

Split-complementary

#a8898e

#89a893

#899da8

Tetradic

#a8898e

#a8a389

#89a8a3

#898ea8

Square

#a8898e

#9da889

#89a8a3

#9389a8

Shades

Color #a8898e mixed toward black.

#926c72

#75565b

#584144

#3b2b2e

#1d1617

Tints

Color #a8898e mixed toward white.

#b69da1

#c5b0b4

#d3c4c7

#e2d8d9

#f0ebec

Tones

Color #a8898e mixed toward gray.

#a58c90

#a38e92

#a09193

#9e9395

#9b9697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b8d · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#9da08d · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#a78c8c · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8898e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8898e]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8898e (#a8898e) is rgb(168, 137, 142) in RGB.

No, #a8898e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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