#a59c8d

Color #a59c8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a59c8d

RGB

rgb(165, 156, 141)

HSL

hsl(37.5, 11.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.5, 14.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 14.5%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.72, 0.66, 9.03)

LCH

lch(64.72, 9.05, 85.82)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0238, 80.58)

HWB

hwb(37.5, 55.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d96a5

Analogous

#a5908d

#a59c8d

#a2a58d

Triadic

#a59c8d

#8da59c

#9c8da5

Split-complementary

#a59c8d

#8da2a5

#908da5

Tetradic

#a59c8d

#96a58d

#8d96a5

#9c8da5

Square

#a59c8d

#8da590

#8d96a5

#a58da2

Shades

Color #a59c8d mixed toward black.

#8f8370

#72695a

#564f43

#39352d

#1d1a16

Tints

Color #a59c8d mixed toward white.

#b4ada0

#c3bdb3

#d2cec6

#e1ded9

#f0efec

Tones

Color #a59c8d mixed toward gray.

#a39c8f

#a19b91

#9f9b93

#9d9a95

#9b9a97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a191 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a292 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a59494 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59c8d]

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Frequently asked questions

#a59c8d (#a59c8d) is rgb(165, 156, 141) in RGB.

No, #a59c8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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