#ab9d9f

Color #ab9d9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9d9f

RGB

rgb(171, 157, 159)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 7.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 8.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.96, 5.47, 0.81)

LCH

lch(65.96, 5.53, 8.42)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0166, 7.59)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 61.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9daba9

Analogous

#ab9da6

#ab9d9f

#aba29d

Triadic

#ab9d9f

#9fab9d

#9d9fab

Split-complementary

#ab9d9f

#9daba2

#9da6ab

Tetradic

#ab9d9f

#aba99d

#9daba9

#9d9fab

Square

#ab9d9f

#a6ab9d

#9daba9

#a29dab

Shades

Color #ab9d9f mixed toward black.

#928082

#766567

#584c4d

#3b3234

#1d191a

Tints

Color #ab9d9f mixed toward white.

#b9adaf

#c7bebf

#d5cecf

#e3dedf

#f1efef

Tones

Color #ab9d9f mixed toward gray.

#aa9ea0

#a99fa1

#a7a0a1

#a6a2a2

#a5a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59f · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a79e · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#aa9e9e · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9d9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9d9f]

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Frequently asked questions

#ab9d9f (#ab9d9f) is rgb(171, 157, 159) in RGB.

No, #ab9d9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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