#aa9c96

Color #aa9c96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.51 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9c96

RGB

rgb(170, 156, 150)

HSL

hsl(18, 10.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18, 11.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 11.8%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.38, 4.07, 4.99)

LCH

lch(65.38, 6.44, 50.8)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0187, 44.78)

HWB

hwb(18, 58.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a4aa

Analogous

#aa969a

#aa9c96

#aaa696

Triadic

#aa9c96

#96aa9c

#9c96aa

Split-complementary

#aa9c96

#96aaa6

#969aaa

Tetradic

#aa9c96

#a4aa96

#96a4aa

#9c96aa

Square

#aa9c96

#9aaa96

#96a4aa

#a696aa

Shades

Color #aa9c96 mixed toward black.

#928078

#76665f

#584d48

#3b3330

#1d1a18

Tints

Color #aa9c96 mixed toward white.

#b8aca7

#c6bdb9

#d4cdca

#e3dedc

#f1eeed

Tones

Color #aa9c96 mixed toward gray.

#a89d98

#a79d99

#a59e9b

#a39f9d

#a29f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a497 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a698 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a99999 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9c96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9c96]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa9c96 (#aa9c96) is rgb(170, 156, 150) in RGB.

No, #aa9c96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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