#a88e8c

Color #a88e8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a88e8c

RGB

rgb(168, 142, 140)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 13.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 16.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 16.7%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.28, 9.43, 4.7)

LCH

lch(61.28, 10.54, 26.49)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0317, 23.25)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 54.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca6a8

Analogous

#a88c98

#a88e8c

#a89c8c

Triadic

#a88e8c

#8ca88e

#8e8ca8

Split-complementary

#a88e8c

#8ca89c

#8c98a8

Tetradic

#a88e8c

#a6a88c

#8ca6a8

#8e8ca8

Square

#a88e8c

#98a88c

#8ca6a8

#9c8ca8

Shades

Color #a88e8c mixed toward black.

#92716f

#755a58

#584442

#3a2d2c

#1d1716

Tints

Color #a88e8c mixed toward white.

#b7a19f

#c5b4b2

#d4c6c5

#e2d9d9

#f1ecec

Tones

Color #a88e8c mixed toward gray.

#a6908e

#a39291

#a19493

#9f9695

#9c9898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d8c · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa18d · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#a78d8d · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a88e8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88e8c]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a88e8c (#a88e8c) is rgb(168, 142, 140) in RGB.

No, #a88e8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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