#a59f9d

Color #a59f9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a59f9d

RGB

rgb(165, 159, 157)

HSL

hsl(15, 4.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 4.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 4.8%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.93, 1.8, 1.81)

LCH

lch(65.93, 2.55, 45.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0076, 39.13)

HWB

hwb(15, 61.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da3a5

Analogous

#a59d9f

#a59f9d

#a5a39d

Triadic

#a59f9d

#9da59f

#9f9da5

Split-complementary

#a59f9d

#9da5a3

#9d9fa5

Tetradic

#a59f9d

#a3a59d

#9da3a5

#9f9da5

Square

#a59f9d

#9fa59d

#9da3a5

#a39da5

Shades

Color #a59f9d mixed toward black.

#8b8381

#706967

#544f4d

#383433

#1c1a1a

Tints

Color #a59f9d mixed toward white.

#b4afad

#c3bfbe

#d2cfce

#e1dfde

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a59f9d mixed toward gray.

#a49f9e

#a4a09e

#a3a09f

#a2a0a0

#a2a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29d · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a39e · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a59e9e · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59f9d]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#a59f9d (#a59f9d) is rgb(165, 159, 157) in RGB.

No, #a59f9d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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