#a48880

Color #a48880

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a48880

RGB

rgb(164, 136, 128)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 16.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 22%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 22%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(59.03, 9.33, 8.27)

LCH

lch(59.03, 12.47, 41.55)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0363, 36.49)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 50.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809ca4

Analogous

#a4808a

#a48880

#a49a80

Triadic

#a48880

#80a488

#8880a4

Split-complementary

#a48880

#80a49a

#808aa4

Tetradic

#a48880

#9ca480

#809ca4

#8880a4

Square

#a48880

#8aa480

#809ca4

#9a80a4

Shades

Color #a48880 mixed toward black.

#8e6f66

#715851

#55423d

#392c29

#1c1614

Tints

Color #a48880 mixed toward white.

#b39c95

#c2b0aa

#d2c4c0

#e1d7d5

#f0ebea

Tones

Color #a48880 mixed toward gray.

#a18a83

#9e8b86

#9b8d89

#988f8c

#95908f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999882 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#9a9c82 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#a38484 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48880;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48880]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a48880 (#a48880) is rgb(164, 136, 128) in RGB.

No, #a48880 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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