#ab9d9b

Color #ab9d9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.51 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9d9b

RGB

rgb(171, 157, 155)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 9.4%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 4.76, 2.89)

LCH

lch(65.86, 5.57, 31.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0168, 27.33)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba9ab

Analogous

#ab9ba1

#ab9d9b

#aba59b

Triadic

#ab9d9b

#9bab9d

#9d9bab

Split-complementary

#ab9d9b

#9baba5

#9ba1ab

Tetradic

#ab9d9b

#a9ab9b

#9ba9ab

#9d9bab

Square

#ab9d9b

#a1ab9b

#9ba9ab

#a59bab

Shades

Color #ab9d9b mixed toward black.

#92807d

#766663

#594c4a

#3b3332

#1e1919

Tints

Color #ab9d9b mixed toward white.

#b9adac

#c7bebc

#d5cecd

#e3dede

#f1efee

Tones

Color #ab9d9b mixed toward gray.

#aa9e9c

#a89f9e

#a7a09f

#a6a1a0

#a4a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59b · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a79c · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#aa9c9c · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9d9b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ab9d9b (#ab9d9b) is rgb(171, 157, 155) in RGB.

No, #ab9d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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