#a89f9e

Color #a89f9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.64 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a89f9e

RGB

rgb(168, 159, 158)

HSL

hsl(6, 5.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.21, 3.08, 1.69)

LCH

lch(66.21, 3.51, 28.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0106, 25.11)

HWB

hwb(6, 62%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea7a8

Analogous

#a89ea2

#a89f9e

#a8a49e

Triadic

#a89f9e

#9ea89f

#9f9ea8

Split-complementary

#a89f9e

#9ea8a4

#9ea2a8

Tetradic

#a89f9e

#a7a89e

#9ea7a8

#9f9ea8

Square

#a89f9e

#a2a89e

#9ea7a8

#a49ea8

Shades

Color #a89f9e mixed toward black.

#8e8381

#726867

#564e4d

#393433

#1d1a1a

Tints

Color #a89f9e mixed toward white.

#b6afae

#c5bfbe

#d3cfce

#e2dfdf

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a89f9e mixed toward gray.

#a7a09f

#a6a0a0

#a5a1a0

#a5a2a1

#a4a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49e · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a59e · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a89e9e · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a89f9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89f9e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a89f9e (#a89f9e) is rgb(168, 159, 158) in RGB.

No, #a89f9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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