#a38b8b

Color #a38b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a38b8b

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(0, 11.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 14.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(59.99, 9.03, 3.36)

LCH

lch(59.99, 9.63, 20.41)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0291, 18)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.5%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba3a3

Analogous

#a38b97

#a38b8b

#a3978b

Triadic

#a38b8b

#8ba38b

#8b8ba3

Split-complementary

#a38b8b

#8ba397

#8b97a3

Tetradic

#a38b8b

#a3a38b

#8ba3a3

#8b8ba3

Square

#a38b8b

#97a38b

#8ba3a3

#978ba3

Shades

Color #a38b8b mixed toward black.

#8c6f6f

#705959

#544343

#382d2d

#1c1616

Tints

Color #a38b8b mixed toward white.

#b29e9e

#c2b2b2

#d1c5c5

#e0d8d8

#f0ecec

Tones

Color #a38b8b mixed toward gray.

#a18d8d

#9f8f8f

#9d9191

#9b9393

#999595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99998b · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#9b9c8b · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#a28b8b · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38b8b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a38b8b (#a38b8b) is rgb(163, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #a38b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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