#a89a98

Color #a89a98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a89a98

RGB

rgb(168, 154, 152)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 8.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 9.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 9.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.73, 4.77, 2.91)

LCH

lch(64.73, 5.59, 31.39)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0168, 27.33)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 59.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a6a8

Analogous

#a8989e

#a89a98

#a8a298

Triadic

#a89a98

#98a89a

#9a98a8

Split-complementary

#a89a98

#98a8a2

#989ea8

Tetradic

#a89a98

#a6a898

#98a6a8

#9a98a8

Square

#a89a98

#9ea898

#98a6a8

#a298a8

Shades

Color #a89a98 mixed toward black.

#8f7e7b

#746462

#574b49

#3a3231

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a89a98 mixed toward white.

#b6aba9

#c5bcba

#d3cccb

#e2dddd

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a89a98 mixed toward gray.

#a79b99

#a59c9b

#a49d9c

#a39e9d

#a19f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a298 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a499 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a79999 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89a98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89a98]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a89a98 (#a89a98) is rgb(168, 154, 152) in RGB.

No, #a89a98 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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