#aea2a1

Color #aea2a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aea2a1

RGB

rgb(174, 162, 161)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 7.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 7.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 7.5%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 4.17, 2.09)

LCH

lch(67.59, 4.66, 26.62)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0142, 23.3)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 63.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1adae

Analogous

#aea1a7

#aea2a1

#aea9a1

Triadic

#aea2a1

#a1aea2

#a2a1ae

Split-complementary

#aea2a1

#a1aea9

#a1a7ae

Tetradic

#aea2a1

#adaea1

#a1adae

#a2a1ae

Square

#aea2a1

#a7aea1

#a1adae

#a9a1ae

Shades

Color #aea2a1 mixed toward black.

#948483

#786967

#5a4f4e

#3c3434

#1e1a1a

Tints

Color #aea2a1 mixed toward white.

#bcb2b1

#c9c1c0

#d7d1d0

#e4e0e0

#f2f0ef

Tones

Color #aea2a1 mixed toward gray.

#ada3a2

#aca4a3

#aba5a4

#aaa6a5

#a9a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a1 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#aaaba1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#ada1a1 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea2a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea2a1]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#aea2a1 (#aea2a1) is rgb(174, 162, 161) in RGB.

No, #aea2a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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