#a89a8f

Color #a89a8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a89a8f

RGB

rgb(168, 154, 143)

HSL

hsl(26.4, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.4, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 14.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.5, 3.24, 7.63)

LCH

lch(64.5, 8.29, 66.99)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0229, 60.75)

HWB

hwb(26.4, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9da8

Analogous

#a88f91

#a89a8f

#a8a78f

Triadic

#a89a8f

#8fa89a

#9a8fa8

Split-complementary

#a89a8f

#8fa8a7

#8f91a8

Tetradic

#a89a8f

#9da88f

#8f9da8

#9a8fa8

Square

#a89a8f

#91a88f

#8f9da8

#a78fa8

Shades

Color #a89a8f mixed toward black.

#918072

#75665b

#584d44

#3a332d

#1d1a17

Tints

Color #a89a8f mixed toward white.

#b7aba2

#c5bcb4

#d4cdc7

#e2ddda

#f1eeec

Tones

Color #a89a8f mixed toward gray.

#a69a91

#a49b93

#a29b95

#a09b97

#9e9b99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a292 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a492 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a79494 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89a8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89a8f]

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Seashell #fff5ee

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#a89a8f (#a89a8f) is rgb(168, 154, 143) in RGB.

No, #a89a8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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