#a18e86

Color #a18e86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a18e86

RGB

rgb(161, 142, 134)

HSL

hsl(17.8, 12.6%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.8, 16.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 16.8%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.47, 5.74, 6.86)

LCH

lch(60.47, 8.94, 50.08)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0258, 44.22)

HWB

hwb(17.8, 52.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8699a1

Analogous

#a1868b

#a18e86

#a19b86

Triadic

#a18e86

#86a18e

#8e86a1

Split-complementary

#a18e86

#86a19b

#868ba1

Tetradic

#a18e86

#99a186

#8699a1

#8e86a1

Square

#a18e86

#8ba186

#8699a1

#9b86a1

Shades

Color #a18e86 mixed toward black.

#8a756b

#6f5d56

#534640

#372f2b

#1c1715

Tints

Color #a18e86 mixed toward white.

#b1a19a

#c0b4ae

#d0c6c2

#e0d9d7

#efeceb

Tones

Color #a18e86 mixed toward gray.

#9f8f88

#9c908a

#9a918d

#98928f

#969291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999988 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#9a9c88 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#a08a8a · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18e86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18e86]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a18e86 (#a18e86) is rgb(161, 142, 134) in RGB.

No, #a18e86 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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