#a9868e

Color #a9868e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9868e

RGB

rgb(169, 134, 142)

HSL

hsl(346.3, 16.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.3, 20.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 16%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(59.38, 14.65, 0.82)

LCH

lch(59.38, 14.67, 3.2)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0441, 3.12)

HWB

hwb(346.3, 52.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a9a1

Analogous

#a9869f

#a9868e

#a98f86

Triadic

#a9868e

#8ea986

#868ea9

Split-complementary

#a9868e

#86a98f

#869fa9

Tetradic

#a9868e

#a9a186

#86a9a1

#868ea9

Square

#a9868e

#9fa986

#86a9a1

#8f86a9

Shades

Color #a9868e mixed toward black.

#946973

#76545c

#593f45

#3b2a2e

#1e1517

Tints

Color #a9868e mixed toward white.

#b79aa1

#c6aeb4

#d4c2c6

#e2d7d9

#f1ebec

Tones

Color #a9868e mixed toward gray.

#a68990

#a38c91

#a08f93

#9d9294

#9a9596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b8c · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#9da08c · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#a78b8a · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9868e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9868e]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9868e (#a9868e) is rgb(169, 134, 142) in RGB.

No, #a9868e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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