#a79b96

Color #a79b96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a79b96

RGB

rgb(167, 155, 150)

HSL

hsl(17.6, 8.8%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.6, 10.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 10.2%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.85, 3.5, 4.2)

LCH

lch(64.85, 5.47, 50.19)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0159, 44.24)

HWB

hwb(17.6, 58.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a2a7

Analogous

#a7969a

#a79b96

#a7a496

Triadic

#a79b96

#96a79b

#9b96a7

Split-complementary

#a79b96

#96a7a4

#969aa7

Tetradic

#a79b96

#a2a796

#96a2a7

#9b96a7

Square

#a79b96

#9aa796

#96a2a7

#a496a7

Shades

Color #a79b96 mixed toward black.

#8f8079

#736660

#564c48

#3a3330

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a79b96 mixed toward white.

#b6aca8

#c4bcb9

#d3cdcb

#e2dedc

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a79b96 mixed toward gray.

#a69c98

#a49c99

#a39d9a

#a19d9c

#a09e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a297 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a498 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a69898 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79b96]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a79b96 (#a79b96) is rgb(167, 155, 150) in RGB.

No, #a79b96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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