#a79e99

Color #a79e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a79e99

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 153)

HSL

hsl(21.4, 7.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.4, 8.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 8.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.72, 2.37, 3.78)

LCH

lch(65.72, 4.46, 57.91)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0128, 51.34)

HWB

hwb(21.4, 60%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a2a7

Analogous

#a7999b

#a79e99

#a7a599

Triadic

#a79e99

#99a79e

#9e99a7

Split-complementary

#a79e99

#99a7a5

#999ba7

Tetradic

#a79e99

#a2a799

#99a2a7

#9e99a7

Square

#a79e99

#9ba799

#99a2a7

#a599a7

Shades

Color #a79e99 mixed toward black.

#8e837c

#726863

#564e4a

#393431

#1d1a19

Tints

Color #a79e99 mixed toward white.

#b6aeaa

#c4bebb

#d3cecc

#e2dfdd

#f0efee

Tones

Color #a79e99 mixed toward gray.

#a69e9a

#a59f9b

#a39f9c

#a29f9e

#a1a09f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a39a · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a49b · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a79b9b · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79e99]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a79e99 (#a79e99) is rgb(167, 158, 153) in RGB.

No, #a79e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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