#a9858e

Color #a9858e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9858e

RGB

rgb(169, 133, 142)

HSL

hsl(345, 17.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 21.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 16%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(59.13, 15.22, 0.45)

LCH

lch(59.13, 15.23, 1.69)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0457, 1.75)

HWB

hwb(345, 52.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85a9a0

Analogous

#a985a0

#a9858e

#a98e85

Triadic

#a9858e

#8ea985

#858ea9

Split-complementary

#a9858e

#85a98e

#85a0a9

Tetradic

#a9858e

#a9a085

#85a9a0

#858ea9

Square

#a9858e

#a0a985

#85a9a0

#8e85a9

Shades

Color #a9858e mixed toward black.

#946873

#76535c

#593e45

#3b2a2e

#1e1517

Tints

Color #a9858e mixed toward white.

#b799a1

#c6aeb4

#d4c2c6

#e2d6d9

#f1ebec

Tones

Color #a9858e mixed toward gray.

#a6888f

#a38b91

#a08e92

#9d9194

#9a9495

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a8c · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9f8b · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#a78a8a · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9858e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9858e]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9858e (#a9858e) is rgb(169, 133, 142) in RGB.

No, #a9858e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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