#ab9990

Color #ab9990

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9990

RGB

rgb(171, 153, 144)

HSL

hsl(20, 13.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 15.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 15.8%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.53, 5.1, 7.14)

LCH

lch(64.53, 8.77, 54.46)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0251, 48.23)

HWB

hwb(20, 56.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90a2ab

Analogous

#ab9095

#ab9990

#aba790

Triadic

#ab9990

#90ab99

#9990ab

Split-complementary

#ab9990

#90aba7

#9095ab

Tetradic

#ab9990

#a2ab90

#90a2ab

#9990ab

Square

#ab9990

#95ab90

#90a2ab

#a790ab

Shades

Color #ab9990 mixed toward black.

#947e72

#78645b

#5a4b44

#3c322d

#1e1917

Tints

Color #ab9990 mixed toward white.

#b9aaa3

#c7bbb5

#d5ccc8

#e3ddda

#f1eeed

Tones

Color #ab9990 mixed toward gray.

#a99a92

#a79b95

#a49b97

#a29c99

#a09d9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a392 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a693 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#aa9494 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9990;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9990]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#ab9990 (#ab9990) is rgb(171, 153, 144) in RGB.

No, #ab9990 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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