#a79e9f

Color #a79e9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.86 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79e9f

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 159)

HSL

hsl(353.3, 4.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.3, 5.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 4.8%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.88, 3.45, 0.65)

LCH

lch(65.88, 3.51, 10.67)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0106, 9.82)

HWB

hwb(353.3, 62%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea7a6

Analogous

#a79ea3

#a79e9f

#a7a19e

Triadic

#a79e9f

#9fa79e

#9e9fa7

Split-complementary

#a79e9f

#9ea7a1

#9ea3a7

Tetradic

#a79e9f

#a7a69e

#9ea7a6

#9e9fa7

Square

#a79e9f

#a3a79e

#9ea7a6

#a19ea7

Shades

Color #a79e9f mixed toward black.

#8d8283

#726768

#554d4e

#393334

#1c1a1a

Tints

Color #a79e9f mixed toward white.

#b6aeaf

#c4bebf

#d3cecf

#e2dfdf

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a79e9f mixed toward gray.

#a69f9f

#a59fa0

#a5a0a1

#a4a1a1

#a3a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a39f · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a49f · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#a79f9f · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79e9f]

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a79e9f (#a79e9f) is rgb(167, 158, 159) in RGB.

No, #a79e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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