#a09b99

Color #a09b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.38 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a09b99

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 153)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 3.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 4.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 4.4%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(64.34, 1.44, 1.69)

LCH

lch(64.34, 2.22, 49.57)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0066, 43.15)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 60%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999ea0

Analogous

#a0999b

#a09b99

#a09f99

Triadic

#a09b99

#99a09b

#9b99a0

Split-complementary

#a09b99

#99a09f

#999ba0

Tetradic

#a09b99

#9ea099

#999ea0

#9b99a0

Square

#a09b99

#9ba099

#999ea0

#9f99a0

Shades

Color #a09b99 mixed toward black.

#87817e

#6c6765

#514d4b

#363332

#1b1a19

Tints

Color #a09b99 mixed toward white.

#b0acaa

#c0bcbb

#d0cdcc

#dfdedd

#efeeee

Tones

Color #a09b99 mixed toward gray.

#a09b9a

#9f9c9a

#9e9c9b

#9d9c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e99 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9f9a · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a09a9a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09b99]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a09b99 (#a09b99) is rgb(160, 155, 153) in RGB.

No, #a09b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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