#a8888f

Color #a8888f

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8888f

RGB

rgb(168, 136, 143)

HSL

hsl(346.9, 15.5%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.9, 19%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 14.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(59.81, 13.31, 0.87)

LCH

lch(59.81, 13.34, 3.74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0401, 3.58)

HWB

hwb(346.9, 53.3%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88a8a1

Analogous

#a8889f

#a8888f

#a89188

Triadic

#a8888f

#8fa888

#888fa8

Split-complementary

#a8888f

#88a891

#889fa8

Tetradic

#a8888f

#a8a188

#88a8a1

#888fa8

Square

#a8888f

#9fa888

#88a8a1

#9188a8

Shades

Color #a8888f mixed toward black.

#926b74

#75565c

#584045

#3b2b2e

#1d1517

Tints

Color #a8888f mixed toward white.

#b69ca2

#c5b0b4

#d3c4c7

#e2d7da

#f0ebec

Tones

Color #a8888f mixed toward gray.

#a58b90

#a38d92

#a09093

#9d9395

#9b9596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b8d · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9f8d · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#a78c8c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8888f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8888f]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8888f (#a8888f) is rgb(168, 136, 143) in RGB.

No, #a8888f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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