#a38b89

Color #a38b89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a38b89

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 137)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 12.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 16%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 16%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(59.94, 8.7, 4.42)

LCH

lch(59.94, 9.76, 26.93)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0293, 23.51)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 53.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89a1a3

Analogous

#a38994

#a38b89

#a39889

Triadic

#a38b89

#89a38b

#8b89a3

Split-complementary

#a38b89

#89a398

#8994a3

Tetradic

#a38b89

#a1a389

#89a1a3

#8b89a3

Square

#a38b89

#94a389

#89a1a3

#9889a3

Shades

Color #a38b89 mixed toward black.

#8c706d

#705958

#544342

#382d2c

#1c1616

Tints

Color #a38b89 mixed toward white.

#b29e9d

#c2b2b0

#d1c5c4

#e0d8d8

#f0eceb

Tones

Color #a38b89 mixed toward gray.

#a18d8b

#9f8f8d

#9c908f

#9a9292

#989494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999989 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9c8a · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#a28a8a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38b89]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a38b89 (#a38b89) is rgb(163, 139, 137) in RGB.

No, #a38b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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