#ad8a8b

Color #ad8a8b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ad8a8b

RGB

rgb(173, 138, 139)

HSL

hsl(358.3, 17.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.3, 20.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 19.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.72, 13.43, 4.53)

LCH

lch(60.72, 14.17, 18.64)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0427, 16.31)

HWB

hwb(358.3, 54.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aadac

Analogous

#ad8a9d

#ad8a8b

#ad9b8a

Triadic

#ad8a8b

#8bad8a

#8a8bad

Split-complementary

#ad8a8b

#8aad9b

#8a9dad

Tetradic

#ad8a8b

#adac8a

#8aadac

#8a8bad

Square

#ad8a8b

#9dad8a

#8aadac

#9b8aad

Shades

Color #ad8a8b mixed toward black.

#986c6d

#7a5556

#5b4041

#3d2b2b

#1e1516

Tints

Color #ad8a8b mixed toward white.

#bb9e9e

#c8b1b2

#d6c5c5

#e4d8d8

#f1ecec

Tones

Color #ad8a8b mixed toward gray.

#aa8d8e

#a79091

#a49393

#a19696

#9e9999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f8b · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a48b · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#ab8b8b · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad8a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad8a8b]

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Frequently asked questions

#ad8a8b (#ad8a8b) is rgb(173, 138, 139) in RGB.

No, #ad8a8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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