#a98e8b

Color #a98e8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a98e8b

RGB

rgb(169, 142, 139)

HSL

hsl(6, 14.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 17.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 17.8%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.35, 9.65, 5.38)

LCH

lch(61.35, 11.05, 29.14)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.033, 25.48)

HWB

hwb(6, 54.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba6a9

Analogous

#a98b97

#a98e8b

#a99d8b

Triadic

#a98e8b

#8ba98e

#8e8ba9

Split-complementary

#a98e8b

#8ba99d

#8b97a9

Tetradic

#a98e8b

#a6a98b

#8ba6a9

#8e8ba9

Square

#a98e8b

#97a98b

#8ba6a9

#9d8ba9

Shades

Color #a98e8b mixed toward black.

#93716d

#765a57

#584442

#3b2d2c

#1d1716

Tints

Color #a98e8b mixed toward white.

#b7a19e

#c6b4b2

#d4c6c5

#e2d9d8

#f1ecec

Tones

Color #a98e8b mixed toward gray.

#a7908d

#a49290

#a29492

#9f9695

#9d9898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e8c · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a28c · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#a88c8c · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a98e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98e8b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a98e8b (#a98e8b) is rgb(169, 142, 139) in RGB.

No, #a98e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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