#a98d8a

Color #a98d8a

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a98d8a

RGB

rgb(169, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(5.8, 15.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.8, 18.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 18.3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.06, 10.05, 5.54)

LCH

lch(61.06, 11.48, 28.87)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0344, 25.15)

HWB

hwb(5.8, 54.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa6a9

Analogous

#a98a97

#a98d8a

#a99d8a

Triadic

#a98d8a

#8aa98d

#8d8aa9

Split-complementary

#a98d8a

#8aa99d

#8a97a9

Tetradic

#a98d8a

#a6a98a

#8aa6a9

#8d8aa9

Square

#a98d8a

#97a98a

#8aa6a9

#9d8aa9

Shades

Color #a98d8a mixed toward black.

#93706c

#765a57

#584341

#3b2d2b

#1d1616

Tints

Color #a98d8a mixed toward white.

#b7a09d

#c6b3b1

#d4c6c4

#e2d9d8

#f1eceb

Tones

Color #a98d8a mixed toward gray.

#a68f8d

#a4918f

#a19392

#9f9594

#9c9797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d8b · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa18b · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#a88b8b · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a98d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98d8a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a98d8a (#a98d8a) is rgb(169, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #a98d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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