#a8998f

Color #a8998f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8998f

RGB

rgb(168, 153, 143)

HSL

hsl(24, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 14.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.23, 3.79, 7.25)

LCH

lch(64.23, 8.18, 62.4)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0229, 56.03)

HWB

hwb(24, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9ea8

Analogous

#a88f92

#a8998f

#a8a68f

Triadic

#a8998f

#8fa899

#998fa8

Split-complementary

#a8998f

#8fa8a6

#8f92a8

Tetradic

#a8998f

#9ea88f

#8f9ea8

#998fa8

Square

#a8998f

#92a88f

#8f9ea8

#a68fa8

Shades

Color #a8998f mixed toward black.

#917e72

#75655b

#584c44

#3a332d

#1d1917

Tints

Color #a8998f mixed toward white.

#b7aaa2

#c5bbb4

#d4ccc7

#e2ddda

#f1eeec

Tones

Color #a8998f mixed toward gray.

#a69991

#a49a93

#a29a95

#a09b97

#9e9b99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a292 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a492 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a79394 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8998f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8998f]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a8998f (#a8998f) is rgb(168, 153, 143) in RGB.

No, #a8998f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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