#aea8a7

Color #aea8a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.34 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aea8a7

RGB

rgb(174, 168, 167)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 4.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 4%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.32, 1.96, 1.28)

LCH

lch(69.32, 2.34, 33.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0071, 28.74)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 65.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7adae

Analogous

#aea7aa

#aea8a7

#aeaca7

Triadic

#aea8a7

#a7aea8

#a8a7ae

Split-complementary

#aea8a7

#a7aeac

#a7aaae

Tetradic

#aea8a7

#adaea7

#a7adae

#a8a7ae

Square

#aea8a7

#aaaea7

#a7adae

#aca7ae

Shades

Color #aea8a7 mixed toward black.

#938b8a

#766e6d

#595352

#3b3737

#1e1c1b

Tints

Color #aea8a7 mixed toward white.

#bcb7b6

#c9c5c4

#d7d4d3

#e4e2e2

#f2f1f0

Tones

Color #aea8a7 mixed toward gray.

#ada9a8

#aca9a9

#acaaa9

#abaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa7 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#acaca7 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#aea7a7 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea8a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea8a7]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#aea8a7 (#aea8a7) is rgb(174, 168, 167) in RGB.

No, #aea8a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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