#a48b81

Color #a48b81

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a48b81

RGB

rgb(164, 139, 129)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 16.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 21.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 21.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(59.84, 7.79, 8.85)

LCH

lch(59.84, 11.79, 48.64)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0338, 43.08)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 50.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819aa4

Analogous

#a48189

#a48b81

#a49d81

Triadic

#a48b81

#81a48b

#8b81a4

Split-complementary

#a48b81

#81a49d

#8189a4

Tetradic

#a48b81

#9aa481

#819aa4

#8b81a4

Square

#a48b81

#89a481

#819aa4

#9d81a4

Shades

Color #a48b81 mixed toward black.

#8e7267

#715b52

#55443e

#392d29

#1c1715

Tints

Color #a48b81 mixed toward white.

#b39e96

#c2b2ab

#d2c5c0

#e1d8d5

#f0ecea

Tones

Color #a48b81 mixed toward gray.

#a18c84

#9e8e87

#9b8f8a

#98908d

#969190

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a84 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9d84 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#a38586 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48b81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48b81]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a48b81 (#a48b81) is rgb(164, 139, 129) in RGB.

No, #a48b81 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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