#ad979b

Color #ad979b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ad979b

RGB

rgb(173, 151, 155)

HSL

hsl(349.1, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.1, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 10.4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.47, 8.83, 0.9)

LCH

lch(64.47, 8.88, 5.82)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0267, 5.37)

HWB

hwb(349.1, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97ada9

Analogous

#ad97a6

#ad979b

#ad9e97

Triadic

#ad979b

#9bad97

#979bad

Split-complementary

#ad979b

#97ad9e

#97a6ad

Tetradic

#ad979b

#ada997

#97ada9

#979bad

Square

#ad979b

#a6ad97

#97ada9

#9e97ad

Shades

Color #ad979b mixed toward black.

#95797e

#795f64

#5b474b

#3c3032

#1e1819

Tints

Color #ad979b mixed toward white.

#bba8ac

#c8babc

#d6cbcd

#e4dcde

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ad979b mixed toward gray.

#ab999c

#a99b9d

#a79c9e

#a69ea0

#a4a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49a · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a79a · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#ac9999 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad979b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad979b]

Related colors

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ad979b (#ad979b) is rgb(173, 151, 155) in RGB.

No, #ad979b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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