#ad9a96

Color #ad9a96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9a96

RGB

rgb(173, 154, 150)

HSL

hsl(10.4, 12.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.4, 13.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 13.3%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.12, 6.3, 4.65)

LCH

lch(65.12, 7.83, 36.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0233, 31.85)

HWB

hwb(10.4, 58.8%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a9ad

Analogous

#ad969d

#ad9a96

#ada596

Triadic

#ad9a96

#96ad9a

#9a96ad

Split-complementary

#ad9a96

#96ada5

#969dad

Tetradic

#ad9a96

#a9ad96

#96a9ad

#9a96ad

Square

#ad9a96

#9dad96

#96a9ad

#a596ad

Shades

Color #ad9a96 mixed toward black.

#957d78

#79635e

#5b4a47

#3c312f

#1e1918

Tints

Color #ad9a96 mixed toward white.

#bbaba7

#c8bcb9

#d6ccca

#e4dddc

#f1eeed

Tones

Color #ad9a96 mixed toward gray.

#ab9b98

#a99c9a

#a79e9c

#a59f9e

#a3a09f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a597 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a897 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#ac9898 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9a96]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ad9a96 (#ad9a96) is rgb(173, 154, 150) in RGB.

No, #ad9a96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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