#a38d8a

Color #a38d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a38d8a

RGB

rgb(163, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 12%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 15.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 15.3%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.49, 7.74, 4.65)

LCH

lch(60.49, 9.03, 31)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0271, 27.04)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 54.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa0a3

Analogous

#a38a93

#a38d8a

#a3998a

Triadic

#a38d8a

#8aa38d

#8d8aa3

Split-complementary

#a38d8a

#8aa399

#8a93a3

Tetradic

#a38d8a

#a0a38a

#8aa0a3

#8d8aa3

Square

#a38d8a

#93a38a

#8aa0a3

#998aa3

Shades

Color #a38d8a mixed toward black.

#8c726e

#705b58

#544442

#382e2c

#1c1716

Tints

Color #a38d8a mixed toward white.

#b2a09d

#c2b3b1

#d1c6c4

#e0d9d8

#f0eceb

Tones

Color #a38d8a mixed toward gray.

#a18f8c

#9f908e

#9d9290

#9b9392

#999594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8b · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9d8b · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#a28b8b · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38d8a]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a38d8a (#a38d8a) is rgb(163, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #a38d8a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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