#af9e9a

Color #af9e9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#af9e9a

RGB

rgb(175, 158, 154)

HSL

hsl(11.4, 11.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.4, 12%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 12%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(66.44, 5.52, 4.35)

LCH

lch(66.44, 7.03, 38.24)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0209, 33.31)

HWB

hwb(11.4, 60.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aabaf

Analogous

#af9aa0

#af9e9a

#afa89a

Triadic

#af9e9a

#9aaf9e

#9e9aaf

Split-complementary

#af9e9a

#9aafa8

#9aa0af

Tetradic

#af9e9a

#abaf9a

#9aabaf

#9e9aaf

Square

#af9e9a

#a0af9a

#9aabaf

#a89aaf

Shades

Color #af9e9a mixed toward black.

#97817b

#7a6661

#5c4c49

#3d3330

#1f1918

Tints

Color #af9e9a mixed toward white.

#bcaeab

#cabebc

#d7cecc

#e4dfdd

#f2efee

Tones

Color #af9e9a mixed toward gray.

#ad9f9c

#aba09d

#aaa19f

#a8a2a1

#a6a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89b · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a9aa9b · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#ae9c9c · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #af9e9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9e9a]

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Tomato #ff6347

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Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#af9e9a (#af9e9a) is rgb(175, 158, 154) in RGB.

No, #af9e9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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