#a88e8d

Color #a88e8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a88e8d

RGB

rgb(168, 142, 141)

HSL

hsl(2.2, 13.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.2, 16.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 16.1%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.3, 9.59, 4.17)

LCH

lch(61.3, 10.46, 23.5)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0315, 20.62)

HWB

hwb(2.2, 55.3%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8da7a8

Analogous

#a88d9a

#a88e8d

#a89c8d

Triadic

#a88e8d

#8da88e

#8e8da8

Split-complementary

#a88e8d

#8da89c

#8d9aa8

Tetradic

#a88e8d

#a7a88d

#8da7a8

#8e8da8

Square

#a88e8d

#9aa88d

#8da7a8

#9c8da8

Shades

Color #a88e8d mixed toward black.

#927170

#755a59

#584443

#3a2d2d

#1d1716

Tints

Color #a88e8d mixed toward white.

#b6a1a0

#c5b4b3

#d3c7c6

#e2d9d9

#f0ecec

Tones

Color #a88e8d mixed toward gray.

#a6908f

#a49292

#a19494

#9f9696

#9d9898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d8d · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#9fa18d · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#a78d8d · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a88e8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88e8d]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a88e8d (#a88e8d) is rgb(168, 142, 141) in RGB.

No, #a88e8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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