#a09997

Color #a09997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a09997

RGB

rgb(160, 153, 151)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 4.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 5.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 5.6%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(63.75, 2.18, 1.96)

LCH

lch(63.75, 2.93, 41.96)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0087, 36.61)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 59.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979ea0

Analogous

#a0979a

#a09997

#a09e97

Triadic

#a09997

#97a099

#9997a0

Split-complementary

#a09997

#97a09e

#979aa0

Tetradic

#a09997

#9ea097

#979ea0

#9997a0

Square

#a09997

#9aa097

#979ea0

#9e97a0

Shades

Color #a09997 mixed toward black.

#877e7c

#6c6563

#514c4a

#363332

#1b1919

Tints

Color #a09997 mixed toward white.

#b0aaa8

#c0bbba

#d0cccb

#dfdddc

#efeeee

Tones

Color #a09997 mixed toward gray.

#9f9998

#9f9a99

#9e9a99

#9d9b9a

#9c9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d97 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9d9e98 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a09898 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09997]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a09997 (#a09997) is rgb(160, 153, 151) in RGB.

No, #a09997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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