#a89b9d

Color #a89b9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a89b9d

RGB

rgb(168, 155, 157)

HSL

hsl(350.8, 7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.8, 7.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 6.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.12, 5.11, 0.67)

LCH

lch(65.12, 5.15, 7.47)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0155, 7.03)

HWB

hwb(350.8, 60.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba8a6

Analogous

#a89ba3

#a89b9d

#a89f9b

Triadic

#a89b9d

#9da89b

#9b9da8

Split-complementary

#a89b9d

#9ba89f

#9ba3a8

Tetradic

#a89b9d

#a8a69b

#9ba8a6

#9b9da8

Square

#a89b9d

#a3a89b

#9ba8a6

#9f9ba8

Shades

Color #a89b9d mixed toward black.

#8f7e81

#736466

#564b4d

#3a3233

#1d191a

Tints

Color #a89b9d mixed toward white.

#b6acad

#c5bcbe

#d3cdce

#e2dede

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a89b9d mixed toward gray.

#a79c9e

#a69d9e

#a59e9f

#a49fa0

#a3a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a29d · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a49c · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#a79c9c · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a89b9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89b9d]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a89b9d (#a89b9d) is rgb(168, 155, 157) in RGB.

No, #a89b9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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