#a28c88

Color #a28c88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a28c88

RGB

rgb(162, 140, 136)

HSL

hsl(9.2, 12.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.2, 16%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 16%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(60.08, 7.58, 5.19)

LCH

lch(60.08, 9.19, 34.4)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0274, 30.03)

HWB

hwb(9.2, 53.3%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889ea2

Analogous

#a28891

#a28c88

#a29988

Triadic

#a28c88

#88a28c

#8c88a2

Split-complementary

#a28c88

#88a299

#8891a2

Tetradic

#a28c88

#9ea288

#889ea2

#8c88a2

Square

#a28c88

#91a288

#889ea2

#9988a2

Shades

Color #a28c88 mixed toward black.

#8b726d

#6f5b57

#544441

#382d2c

#1c1716

Tints

Color #a28c88 mixed toward white.

#b19f9c

#c1b2b0

#d0c5c3

#e0d9d7

#efeceb

Tones

Color #a28c88 mixed toward gray.

#a08d8a

#9e8f8c

#9b908e

#999291

#979393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999989 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9c89 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#a18a8a · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a28c88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28c88]

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Frequently asked questions

#a28c88 (#a28c88) is rgb(162, 140, 136) in RGB.

No, #a28c88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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