#ab9a9b

Color #ab9a9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9a9b

RGB

rgb(171, 154, 155)

HSL

hsl(356.5, 9.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.5, 9.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 9.4%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.07, 6.42, 1.75)

LCH

lch(65.07, 6.65, 15.25)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0202, 13.48)

HWB

hwb(356.5, 60.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aabaa

Analogous

#ab9aa3

#ab9a9b

#aba19a

Triadic

#ab9a9b

#9bab9a

#9a9bab

Split-complementary

#ab9a9b

#9aaba1

#9aa3ab

Tetradic

#ab9a9b

#abaa9a

#9aabaa

#9a9bab

Square

#ab9a9b

#a3ab9a

#9aabaa

#a19aab

Shades

Color #ab9a9b mixed toward black.

#927c7e

#766263

#594a4b

#3b3132

#1e1919

Tints

Color #ab9a9b mixed toward white.

#b9abac

#c7bcbc

#d5cccd

#e3ddde

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ab9a9b mixed toward gray.

#aa9b9c

#a89d9d

#a79e9f

#a5a0a0

#a4a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49b · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a69b · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#aa9b9b · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9a9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9a9b]

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Frequently asked questions

#ab9a9b (#ab9a9b) is rgb(171, 154, 155) in RGB.

No, #ab9a9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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