#a59f9e

Color #a59f9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a59f9e

RGB

rgb(165, 159, 158)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 3.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 4.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(65.95, 1.98, 1.29)

LCH

lch(65.95, 2.36, 33.08)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0072, 29.05)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 62%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea4a5

Analogous

#a59ea0

#a59f9e

#a5a29e

Triadic

#a59f9e

#9ea59f

#9f9ea5

Split-complementary

#a59f9e

#9ea5a2

#9ea0a5

Tetradic

#a59f9e

#a4a59e

#9ea4a5

#9f9ea5

Square

#a59f9e

#a0a59e

#9ea4a5

#a29ea5

Shades

Color #a59f9e mixed toward black.

#8b8382

#706968

#544f4e

#383434

#1c1a1a

Tints

Color #a59f9e mixed toward white.

#b4afae

#c3bfbe

#d2cfce

#e1dfdf

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a59f9e mixed toward gray.

#a49f9f

#a4a09f

#a3a0a0

#a3a1a0

#a2a1a1

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

#a2a29e · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a39e · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a59e9e · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59f9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59f9e]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a59f9e (#a59f9e) is rgb(165, 159, 158) in RGB.

No, #a59f9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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