#a98f8e

Color #a98f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.06 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a98f8e

RGB

rgb(169, 143, 142)

HSL

hsl(2.2, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.2, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 16%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.68, 9.58, 4.16)

LCH

lch(61.68, 10.44, 23.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0315, 20.62)

HWB

hwb(2.2, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea8a9

Analogous

#a98e9b

#a98f8e

#a99d8e

Triadic

#a98f8e

#8ea98f

#8f8ea9

Split-complementary

#a98f8e

#8ea99d

#8e9ba9

Tetradic

#a98f8e

#a8a98e

#8ea8a9

#8f8ea9

Square

#a98f8e

#9ba98e

#8ea8a9

#9d8ea9

Shades

Color #a98f8e mixed toward black.

#937271

#765b5a

#584443

#3b2d2d

#1d1716

Tints

Color #a98f8e mixed toward white.

#b7a2a1

#c6b4b4

#d4c7c7

#e2dad9

#f1ecec

Tones

Color #a98f8e mixed toward gray.

#a79190

#a59393

#a29595

#a09797

#9e9999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e8e · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#a0a28e · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#a88e8e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a98f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98f8e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a98f8e (#a98f8e) is rgb(169, 143, 142) in RGB.

No, #a98f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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