#a49f9d

Color #a49f9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.06 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a49f9d

RGB

rgb(164, 159, 157)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 3.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 4.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 4.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 1.44, 1.68)

LCH

lch(65.84, 2.21, 49.4)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0065, 43.75)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 61.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da2a4

Analogous

#a49d9e

#a49f9d

#a4a29d

Triadic

#a49f9d

#9da49f

#9f9da4

Split-complementary

#a49f9d

#9da4a2

#9d9ea4

Tetradic

#a49f9d

#a2a49d

#9da2a4

#9f9da4

Square

#a49f9d

#9ea49d

#9da2a4

#a29da4

Shades

Color #a49f9d mixed toward black.

#8a8481

#6f6967

#534f4d

#373533

#1c1a1a

Tints

Color #a49f9d mixed toward white.

#b3afad

#c2bfbe

#d1cfce

#e1dfde

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a49f9d mixed toward gray.

#a39f9d

#a39f9e

#a2a09f

#a1a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29d · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a39e · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a49e9e · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49f9d]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a49f9d (#a49f9d) is rgb(164, 159, 157) in RGB.

No, #a49f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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