#a9a5a3

Color #a9a5a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.24 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a5a3

RGB

rgb(169, 165, 163)

HSL

hsl(20, 3.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 3.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 3.6%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.01, 1.06, 1.54)

LCH

lch(68.01, 1.87, 55.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0055, 48.72)

HWB

hwb(20, 63.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a7a9

Analogous

#a9a3a4

#a9a5a3

#a9a8a3

Triadic

#a9a5a3

#a3a9a5

#a5a3a9

Split-complementary

#a9a5a3

#a3a9a8

#a3a4a9

Tetradic

#a9a5a3

#a7a9a3

#a3a7a9

#a5a3a9

Square

#a9a5a3

#a4a9a3

#a3a7a9

#a8a3a9

Shades

Color #a9a5a3 mixed toward black.

#8e8986

#726d6b

#565250

#393735

#1d1b1b

Tints

Color #a9a5a3 mixed toward white.

#b7b4b2

#c6c3c2

#d4d2d1

#e2e1e0

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #a9a5a3 mixed toward gray.

#a9a5a3

#a8a5a4

#a8a6a4

#a7a6a5

#a7a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a3 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a4 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a9a4a4 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a5a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a5a3]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#a9a5a3 (#a9a5a3) is rgb(169, 165, 163) in RGB.

No, #a9a5a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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