#aa8e8c

Color #aa8e8c

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8e8c

RGB

rgb(170, 142, 140)

HSL

hsl(4, 15%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4, 17.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 17.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.47, 10.19, 5)

LCH

lch(61.47, 11.35, 26.14)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0341, 22.8)

HWB

hwb(4, 54.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca8aa

Analogous

#aa8c99

#aa8e8c

#aa9d8c

Triadic

#aa8e8c

#8caa8e

#8e8caa

Split-complementary

#aa8e8c

#8caa9d

#8c99aa

Tetradic

#aa8e8c

#a8aa8c

#8ca8aa

#8e8caa

Square

#aa8e8c

#99aa8c

#8ca8aa

#9d8caa

Shades

Color #aa8e8c mixed toward black.

#94716e

#775a58

#594342

#3b2d2c

#1e1616

Tints

Color #aa8e8c mixed toward white.

#b8a19f

#c6b4b2

#d5c7c6

#e3d9d9

#f1ecec

Tones

Color #aa8e8c mixed toward gray.

#a8908f

#a59291

#a39594

#a09796

#9e9999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e8c · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a28d · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#a98d8d · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8e8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8e8c]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#aa8e8c (#aa8e8c) is rgb(170, 142, 140) in RGB.

No, #aa8e8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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