#a18c89

Color #a18c89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a18c89

RGB

rgb(161, 140, 137)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 11.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 14.9%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 14.9%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.02, 7.37, 4.51)

LCH

lch(60.02, 8.64, 31.46)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0258, 27.46)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 53.7%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899ea1

Analogous

#a18992

#a18c89

#a19889

Triadic

#a18c89

#89a18c

#8c89a1

Split-complementary

#a18c89

#89a198

#8992a1

Tetradic

#a18c89

#9ea189

#899ea1

#8c89a1

Square

#a18c89

#92a189

#899ea1

#9889a1

Shades

Color #a18c89 mixed toward black.

#8a726e

#6e5b58

#534442

#372d2c

#1c1716

Tints

Color #a18c89 mixed toward white.

#b19f9d

#c0b2b0

#d0c5c4

#e0d9d8

#efeceb

Tones

Color #a18c89 mixed toward gray.

#9f8d8b

#9d8f8d

#9b908f

#999291

#979393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98988a · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9b8a · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a08a8a · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a18c89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18c89]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a18c89 (#a18c89) is rgb(161, 140, 137) in RGB.

No, #a18c89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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