#a89991

Color #a89991

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a89991

RGB

rgb(168, 153, 145)

HSL

hsl(20.9, 11.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.9, 13.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 13.7%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.28, 4.12, 6.2)

LCH

lch(64.28, 7.44, 56.4)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0212, 50.16)

HWB

hwb(20.9, 56.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91a0a8

Analogous

#a89195

#a89991

#a8a591

Triadic

#a89991

#91a899

#9991a8

Split-complementary

#a89991

#91a8a5

#9195a8

Tetradic

#a89991

#a0a891

#91a0a8

#9991a8

Square

#a89991

#95a891

#91a0a8

#a591a8

Shades

Color #a89991 mixed toward black.

#917e74

#75655c

#574c45

#3a322e

#1d1917

Tints

Color #a89991 mixed toward white.

#b7aaa3

#c5bbb6

#d4ccc8

#e2ddda

#f1eeed

Tones

Color #a89991 mixed toward gray.

#a69a93

#a49a95

#a29b97

#a09b99

#9e9c9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a293 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a493 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#a79595 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89991]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a89991 (#a89991) is rgb(168, 153, 145) in RGB.

No, #a89991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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