#a79c94

Color #a79c94

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a79c94

RGB

rgb(167, 156, 148)

HSL

hsl(25.3, 9.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.3, 11.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 11.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.07, 2.6, 5.63)

LCH

lch(65.07, 6.2, 65.21)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0174, 58.41)

HWB

hwb(25.3, 58%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949fa7

Analogous

#a79496

#a79c94

#a7a694

Triadic

#a79c94

#94a79c

#9c94a7

Split-complementary

#a79c94

#94a7a6

#9496a7

Tetradic

#a79c94

#9fa794

#949fa7

#9c94a7

Square

#a79c94

#96a794

#949fa7

#a694a7

Shades

Color #a79c94 mixed toward black.

#8f8177

#73675f

#564e47

#3a342f

#1d1a18

Tints

Color #a79c94 mixed toward white.

#b6ada6

#c4bdb8

#d3ceca

#e2dedb

#f0efed

Tones

Color #a79c94 mixed toward gray.

#a59c96

#a49d97

#a29d99

#a19d9a

#9f9d9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a296 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a496 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a69898 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79c94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79c94]

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Frequently asked questions

#a79c94 (#a79c94) is rgb(167, 156, 148) in RGB.

No, #a79c94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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