#ad9494

Color #ad9494

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9494

RGB

rgb(173, 148, 148)

HSL

hsl(0, 13.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 14.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 14.5%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.51, 9.3, 3.45)

LCH

lch(63.51, 9.92, 20.35)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0299, 17.89)

HWB

hwb(0, 58%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94adad

Analogous

#ad94a0

#ad9494

#ada094

Triadic

#ad9494

#94ad94

#9494ad

Split-complementary

#ad9494

#94ada0

#94a0ad

Tetradic

#ad9494

#adad94

#94adad

#9494ad

Square

#ad9494

#a0ad94

#94adad

#a094ad

Shades

Color #ad9494 mixed toward black.

#967676

#795d5d

#5b4646

#3d2e2e

#1e1717

Tints

Color #ad9494 mixed toward white.

#bba6a6

#c8b8b8

#d6c9c9

#e4dbdb

#f1eded

Tones

Color #ad9494 mixed toward gray.

#ab9696

#a99898

#a79a9a

#a59c9c

#a29e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a394 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a694 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#ac9494 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9494;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9494]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ad9494 (#ad9494) is rgb(173, 148, 148) in RGB.

No, #ad9494 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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