#a49899

Color #a49899

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a49899

RGB

rgb(164, 152, 153)

HSL

hsl(355, 6.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355, 7.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 6.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63.88, 4.58, 1.06)

LCH

lch(63.88, 4.7, 13.03)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0142, 11.78)

HWB

hwb(355, 59.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a4a3

Analogous

#a4989f

#a49899

#a49d98

Triadic

#a49899

#99a498

#9899a4

Split-complementary

#a49899

#98a49d

#989fa4

Tetradic

#a49899

#a4a398

#98a4a3

#9899a4

Square

#a49899

#9fa498

#98a4a3

#9d98a4

Shades

Color #a49899 mixed toward black.

#8b7c7d

#706364

#544a4b

#383132

#1c1919

Tints

Color #a49899 mixed toward white.

#b3a9aa

#c2babb

#d2cccc

#e1dddd

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a49899 mixed toward gray.

#a3999a

#a29a9b

#a19b9c

#a09c9c

#9f9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f99 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a199 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a39999 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49899]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a49899 (#a49899) is rgb(164, 152, 153) in RGB.

No, #a49899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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