#a09c9a

Color #a09c9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a09c9a

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 154)

HSL

hsl(20, 3.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 3.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 3.8%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(64.63, 1.08, 1.56)

LCH

lch(64.63, 1.9, 55.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0055, 48.72)

HWB

hwb(20, 60.4%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9ea0

Analogous

#a09a9b

#a09c9a

#a09f9a

Triadic

#a09c9a

#9aa09c

#9c9aa0

Split-complementary

#a09c9a

#9aa09f

#9a9ba0

Tetradic

#a09c9a

#9ea09a

#9a9ea0

#9c9aa0

Square

#a09c9a

#9ba09a

#9a9ea0

#9f9aa0

Shades

Color #a09c9a mixed toward black.

#87827f

#6c6865

#514e4c

#363433

#1b1a19

Tints

Color #a09c9a mixed toward white.

#b0adab

#c0bdbc

#d0cecd

#dfdedd

#efefee

Tones

Color #a09c9a mixed toward gray.

#a09c9b

#9f9c9b

#9f9d9c

#9e9d9c

#9e9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9a · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9f9f9b · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a09b9b · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 2.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09c9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09c9a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#a09c9a (#a09c9a) is rgb(160, 156, 154) in RGB.

No, #a09c9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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