#a99b97

Color #a99b97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a99b97

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 151)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 10.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.05, 4.42, 3.95)

LCH

lch(65.05, 5.93, 41.79)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0175, 36.41)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a5a9

Analogous

#a9979c

#a99b97

#a9a497

Triadic

#a99b97

#97a99b

#9b97a9

Split-complementary

#a99b97

#97a9a4

#979ca9

Tetradic

#a99b97

#a5a997

#97a5a9

#9b97a9

Square

#a99b97

#9ca997

#97a5a9

#a497a9

Shades

Color #a99b97 mixed toward black.

#917f7a

#756560

#584c48

#3a3230

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a99b97 mixed toward white.

#b7aca8

#c6bcba

#d4cdcb

#e2dedc

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #a99b97 mixed toward gray.

#a79c98

#a69d9a

#a49d9b

#a39e9d

#a19f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a398 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a598 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a89999 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99b97]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a99b97 (#a99b97) is rgb(169, 155, 151) in RGB.

No, #a99b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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