#a1989a

Color #a1989a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a1989a

RGB

rgb(161, 152, 154)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 4.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 5.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 4.3%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(63.64, 3.66, 0.13)

LCH

lch(63.64, 3.66, 2.03)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0109, 2.1)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 59.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a19f

Analogous

#a1989f

#a1989a

#a19b98

Triadic

#a1989a

#9aa198

#989aa1

Split-complementary

#a1989a

#98a19b

#989fa1

Tetradic

#a1989a

#a19f98

#98a19f

#989aa1

Square

#a1989a

#9fa198

#98a19f

#9b98a1

Shades

Color #a1989a mixed toward black.

#887d7f

#6d6466

#524b4c

#373233

#1b1919

Tints

Color #a1989a mixed toward white.

#b1a9ab

#c0babc

#d0cccd

#e0dddd

#efeeee

Tones

Color #a1989a mixed toward gray.

#a0999a

#a09a9b

#9f9a9b

#9e9b9c

#9d9c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9a · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9e99 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#a19999 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1989a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1989a]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a1989a (#a1989a) is rgb(161, 152, 154) in RGB.

No, #a1989a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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