#a49b98

Color #a49b98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a49b98

RGB

rgb(164, 155, 152)

HSL

hsl(15, 6.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 7.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 7.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.65, 2.73, 2.74)

LCH

lch(64.65, 3.87, 45.1)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0115, 39.36)

HWB

hwb(15, 59.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a1a4

Analogous

#a4989b

#a49b98

#a4a198

Triadic

#a49b98

#98a49b

#9b98a4

Split-complementary

#a49b98

#98a4a1

#989ba4

Tetradic

#a49b98

#a1a498

#98a1a4

#9b98a4

Square

#a49b98

#9ba498

#98a1a4

#a198a4

Shades

Color #a49b98 mixed toward black.

#8b807c

#706663

#544d4a

#383331

#1c1a19

Tints

Color #a49b98 mixed toward white.

#b3aca9

#c2bcba

#d2cdcc

#e1dedd

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a49b98 mixed toward gray.

#a39c99

#a29c9a

#a19d9b

#a09d9c

#9f9e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a099 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a199 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a49999 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49b98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49b98]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#a49b98 (#a49b98) is rgb(164, 155, 152) in RGB.

No, #a49b98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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