#a18686

Color #a18686

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a18686

RGB

rgb(161, 134, 134)

HSL

hsl(0, 12.6%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 16.8%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(58.37, 10.26, 3.84)

LCH

lch(58.37, 10.96, 20.52)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.033, 18)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a1a1

Analogous

#a18693

#a18686

#a19386

Triadic

#a18686

#86a186

#8686a1

Split-complementary

#a18686

#86a193

#8693a1

Tetradic

#a18686

#a1a186

#86a1a1

#8686a1

Square

#a18686

#93a186

#86a1a1

#9386a1

Shades

Color #a18686 mixed toward black.

#8a6b6b

#6f5656

#534040

#372b2b

#1c1515

Tints

Color #a18686 mixed toward white.

#b19a9a

#c0aeae

#d0c2c2

#e0d7d7

#efebeb

Tones

Color #a18686 mixed toward gray.

#9f8888

#9c8a8a

#9a8d8d

#988f8f

#969191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969686 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#989a86 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#a08686 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18686;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18686]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a18686 (#a18686) is rgb(161, 134, 134) in RGB.

No, #a18686 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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