#a9858c

Color #a9858c

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9858c

RGB

rgb(169, 133, 140)

HSL

hsl(348.3, 17.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.3, 21.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 17.2%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(59.07, 14.88, 1.52)

LCH

lch(59.07, 14.96, 5.83)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0451, 5.34)

HWB

hwb(348.3, 52.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85a9a2

Analogous

#a9859e

#a9858c

#a99085

Triadic

#a9858c

#8ca985

#858ca9

Split-complementary

#a9858c

#85a990

#859ea9

Tetradic

#a9858c

#a9a285

#85a9a2

#858ca9

Square

#a9858c

#9ea985

#85a9a2

#9085a9

Shades

Color #a9858c mixed toward black.

#946871

#76535a

#593e44

#3b2a2d

#1e1517

Tints

Color #a9858c mixed toward white.

#b7999f

#c6aeb2

#d4c2c5

#e2d6d9

#f1ebec

Tones

Color #a9858c mixed toward gray.

#a6888e

#a38b90

#a08e91

#9d9193

#9a9495

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a8a · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#9d9f8a · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#a78989 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9858c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9858c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

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Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9858c (#a9858c) is rgb(169, 133, 140) in RGB.

No, #a9858c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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