#a59e99

Color #a59e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a59e99

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 153)

HSL

hsl(25, 6.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25, 7.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 7.3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.56, 1.63, 3.51)

LCH

lch(65.56, 3.87, 65.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.011, 58.05)

HWB

hwb(25, 60%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a0a5

Analogous

#a5999a

#a59e99

#a5a499

Triadic

#a59e99

#99a59e

#9e99a5

Split-complementary

#a59e99

#99a5a4

#999aa5

Tetradic

#a59e99

#a0a599

#99a0a5

#9e99a5

Square

#a59e99

#9aa599

#99a0a5

#a499a5

Shades

Color #a59e99 mixed toward black.

#8c837d

#716963

#554f4b

#383432

#1c1a19

Tints

Color #a59e99 mixed toward white.

#b4aeaa

#c3bebb

#d2cfcc

#e1dfdd

#f0efee

Tones

Color #a59e99 mixed toward gray.

#a49e9a

#a39e9b

#a29f9c

#a19f9d

#a09f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29a · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a39b · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#a59b9b · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59e99]

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#a59e99 (#a59e99) is rgb(165, 158, 153) in RGB.

No, #a59e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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