#a28c8c

Color #a28c8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a28c8c

RGB

rgb(162, 140, 140)

HSL

hsl(0, 10.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 13.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(60.19, 8.26, 3.05)

LCH

lch(60.19, 8.81, 20.27)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0266, 17.96)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.9%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca2a2

Analogous

#a28c97

#a28c8c

#a2978c

Triadic

#a28c8c

#8ca28c

#8c8ca2

Split-complementary

#a28c8c

#8ca297

#8c97a2

Tetradic

#a28c8c

#a2a28c

#8ca2a2

#8c8ca2

Square

#a28c8c

#97a28c

#8ca2a2

#978ca2

Shades

Color #a28c8c mixed toward black.

#8b7070

#6f5a5a

#534343

#382d2d

#1c1616

Tints

Color #a28c8c mixed toward white.

#b19f9f

#c1b2b2

#d0c5c5

#e0d9d9

#efecec

Tones

Color #a28c8c mixed toward gray.

#a08e8e

#9e9090

#9c9191

#9b9393

#999595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99998c · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9c8c · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#a18c8c · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a28c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28c8c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a28c8c (#a28c8c) is rgb(162, 140, 140) in RGB.

No, #a28c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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