#a89b97

Color #a89b97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a89b97

RGB

rgb(168, 155, 151)

HSL

hsl(14.1, 8.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.1, 10.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 10.1%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.96, 4.05, 3.81)

LCH

lch(64.96, 5.56, 43.25)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0165, 37.84)

HWB

hwb(14.1, 59.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a4a8

Analogous

#a8979b

#a89b97

#a8a397

Triadic

#a89b97

#97a89b

#9b97a8

Split-complementary

#a89b97

#97a8a3

#979ba8

Tetradic

#a89b97

#a4a897

#97a4a8

#9b97a8

Square

#a89b97

#9ba897

#97a4a8

#a397a8

Shades

Color #a89b97 mixed toward black.

#907f7a

#746561

#574c49

#3a3330

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a89b97 mixed toward white.

#b6aca8

#c5bcba

#d3cdcb

#e2dedc

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a89b97 mixed toward gray.

#a69c98

#a59c9a

#a49d9b

#a29e9d

#a19f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a298 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a3a498 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a79999 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89b97]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a89b97 (#a89b97) is rgb(168, 155, 151) in RGB.

No, #a89b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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