#a99997

Color #a99997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a99997

RGB

rgb(169, 153, 151)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 10.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.53, 5.53, 3.19)

LCH

lch(64.53, 6.38, 29.98)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0192, 26.3)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a7a9

Analogous

#a9979e

#a99997

#a9a297

Triadic

#a99997

#97a999

#9997a9

Split-complementary

#a99997

#97a9a2

#979ea9

Tetradic

#a99997

#a7a997

#97a7a9

#9997a9

Square

#a99997

#9ea997

#97a7a9

#a297a9

Shades

Color #a99997 mixed toward black.

#917c7a

#756360

#584a48

#3a3130

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a99997 mixed toward white.

#b7aaa8

#c6bbba

#d4cccb

#e2dddc

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #a99997 mixed toward gray.

#a79a98

#a69b9a

#a49c9b

#a39e9d

#a19f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a297 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a498 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#a89898 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a99997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99997]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a99997 (#a99997) is rgb(169, 153, 151) in RGB.

No, #a99997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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