#a09e9b

Color #a09e9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a09e9b

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 155)

HSL

hsl(36, 2.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 3.1%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 3.1%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.2, 0.16, 1.82)

LCH

lch(65.2, 1.83, 84.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0049, 78.23)

HWB

hwb(36, 60.8%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9da0

Analogous

#a09c9b

#a09e9b

#a0a09b

Triadic

#a09e9b

#9ba09e

#9e9ba0

Split-complementary

#a09e9b

#9ba0a0

#9c9ba0

Tetradic

#a09e9b

#9da09b

#9b9da0

#9e9ba0

Square

#a09e9b

#9ba09c

#9b9da0

#a09ba0

Shades

Color #a09e9b mixed toward black.

#878480

#6c6a66

#514f4d

#363533

#1b1a1a

Tints

Color #a09e9b mixed toward white.

#b0aeac

#c0bebc

#d0cfcd

#dfdfde

#efefee

Tones

Color #a09e9b mixed toward gray.

#a09e9b

#9f9e9c

#9e9e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f9c · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9f9c · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#a09c9c · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 1.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09e9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09e9b]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#a09e9b (#a09e9b) is rgb(160, 158, 155) in RGB.

No, #a09e9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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