#a09c9e

Color #a09c9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a09c9e

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 158)

HSL

hsl(330, 2.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 2.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 1.2%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(64.74, 1.83, -0.53)

LCH

lch(64.74, 1.91, 343.85)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0055, 345.2)

HWB

hwb(330, 61.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca09e

Analogous

#a09ca0

#a09c9e

#a09c9c

Triadic

#a09c9e

#9ea09c

#9c9ea0

Split-complementary

#a09c9e

#9ca09c

#9ca0a0

Tetradic

#a09c9e

#a09e9c

#9ca09e

#9c9ea0

Square

#a09c9e

#a0a09c

#9ca09e

#9c9ca0

Shades

Color #a09c9e mixed toward black.

#868184

#6c6769

#514d4f

#363435

#1b1a1a

Tints

Color #a09c9e mixed toward white.

#b0adae

#c0bdbe

#d0cecf

#dfdedf

#efefef

Tones

Color #a09c9e mixed toward gray.

#a09c9e

#9f9d9e

#9e9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9f9d · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a09d9d · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09c9e]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a09c9e (#a09c9e) is rgb(160, 156, 158) in RGB.

No, #a09c9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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