#a59e9f

Color #a59e9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a59e9f

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 159)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 3.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 4.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 3.6%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.71, 2.72, 0.39)

LCH

lch(65.71, 2.75, 8.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0083, 7.64)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 62%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea5a4

Analogous

#a59ea2

#a59e9f

#a5a09e

Triadic

#a59e9f

#9fa59e

#9e9fa5

Split-complementary

#a59e9f

#9ea5a0

#9ea2a5

Tetradic

#a59e9f

#a5a49e

#9ea5a4

#9e9fa5

Square

#a59e9f

#a2a59e

#9ea5a4

#a09ea5

Shades

Color #a59e9f mixed toward black.

#8b8283

#706869

#544e4f

#383434

#1c1a1a

Tints

Color #a59e9f mixed toward white.

#b4aeaf

#c3bebf

#d2cecf

#e1dfdf

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a59e9f mixed toward gray.

#a49f9f

#a49fa0

#a3a0a0

#a3a0a1

#a2a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29f · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a39f · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#a59f9f · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59e9f]

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a59e9f (#a59e9f) is rgb(165, 158, 159) in RGB.

No, #a59e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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