#a59b8e

Color #a59b8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a59b8e

RGB

rgb(165, 155, 142)

HSL

hsl(33.9, 11.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.9, 13.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 13.9%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.48, 1.38, 8.13)

LCH

lch(64.48, 8.25, 80.37)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.022, 74.45)

HWB

hwb(33.9, 55.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e98a5

Analogous

#a5908e

#a59b8e

#a3a58e

Triadic

#a59b8e

#8ea59b

#9b8ea5

Split-complementary

#a59b8e

#8ea3a5

#908ea5

Tetradic

#a59b8e

#98a58e

#8e98a5

#9b8ea5

Square

#a59b8e

#8ea590

#8e98a5

#a58ea3

Shades

Color #a59b8e mixed toward black.

#8e8272

#72685b

#554e44

#39342d

#1c1a17

Tints

Color #a59b8e mixed toward white.

#b4aca1

#c3bcb4

#d2cdc7

#e1ded9

#f0eeec

Tones

Color #a59b8e mixed toward gray.

#a39b90

#a19b92

#9f9a94

#9d9a96

#9b9a98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a191 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a292 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a59494 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59b8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59b8e]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#a59b8e (#a59b8e) is rgb(165, 155, 142) in RGB.

No, #a59b8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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