#a6857e

Color #a6857e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a6857e

RGB

rgb(166, 133, 126)

HSL

hsl(10.5, 18.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.5, 24.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 24.1%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(58.4, 11.5, 8.56)

LCH

lch(58.4, 14.34, 36.66)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0421, 31.99)

HWB

hwb(10.5, 49.4%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e9fa6

Analogous

#a67e8b

#a6857e

#a6997e

Triadic

#a6857e

#7ea685

#857ea6

Split-complementary

#a6857e

#7ea699

#7e8ba6

Tetradic

#a6857e

#9fa67e

#7e9fa6

#857ea6

Square

#a6857e

#8ba67e

#7e9fa6

#997ea6

Shades

Color #a6857e mixed toward black.

#906b63

#735650

#56403c

#3a2b28

#1d1514

Tints

Color #a6857e mixed toward white.

#b59994

#c4aea9

#d3c2bf

#e1d6d4

#f0ebea

Tones

Color #a6857e mixed toward gray.

#a38782

#9f8985

#9c8c88

#998e8b

#95908f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999980 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9d80 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#a58181 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6857e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6857e]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a6857e (#a6857e) is rgb(166, 133, 126) in RGB.

No, #a6857e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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