#ae8985

Color #ae8985

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ae8985

RGB

rgb(174, 137, 133)

HSL

hsl(5.9, 20.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.9, 23.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 23.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(60.41, 13.45, 7.53)

LCH

lch(60.41, 15.41, 29.24)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0458, 25.45)

HWB

hwb(5.9, 52.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85aaae

Analogous

#ae8595

#ae8985

#ae9e85

Triadic

#ae8985

#85ae89

#8985ae

Split-complementary

#ae8985

#85ae9e

#8595ae

Tetradic

#ae8985

#aaae85

#85aaae

#8985ae

Square

#ae8985

#95ae85

#85aaae

#9e85ae

Shades

Color #ae8985 mixed toward black.

#9a6b66

#7b5652

#5c403d

#3e2b29

#1f1514

Tints

Color #ae8985 mixed toward white.

#bc9d99

#c9b0ae

#d7c4c2

#e4d8d6

#f2ebeb

Tones

Color #ae8985 mixed toward gray.

#ab8c88

#a78f8c

#a4918f

#a09493

#9d9796

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f86 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a486 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#ac8787 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae8985;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae8985]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ae8985 (#ae8985) is rgb(174, 137, 133) in RGB.

No, #ae8985 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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