#ab9895

Color #ab9895

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9895

RGB

rgb(171, 152, 149)

HSL

hsl(8.2, 11.6%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.2, 12.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 12.9%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.39, 6.49, 4.14)

LCH

lch(64.39, 7.7, 32.53)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0231, 28.45)

HWB

hwb(8.2, 58.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a8ab

Analogous

#ab959d

#ab9895

#aba395

Triadic

#ab9895

#95ab98

#9895ab

Split-complementary

#ab9895

#95aba3

#959dab

Tetradic

#ab9895

#a8ab95

#95a8ab

#9895ab

Square

#ab9895

#9dab95

#95a8ab

#a395ab

Shades

Color #ab9895 mixed toward black.

#937b77

#77625e

#594947

#3b312f

#1e1818

Tints

Color #ab9895 mixed toward white.

#b9a9a7

#c7bab8

#d5cbca

#e3dddc

#f1eeed

Tones

Color #ab9895 mixed toward gray.

#a99997

#a79b99

#a59c9a

#a49d9c

#a29f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a396 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a696 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#aa9696 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9895;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9895]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ab9895 (#ab9895) is rgb(171, 152, 149) in RGB.

No, #ab9895 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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