#a99c98

Color #a99c98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a99c98

RGB

rgb(169, 156, 152)

HSL

hsl(14.1, 9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.1, 10.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 10.1%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.34, 4.04, 3.81)

LCH

lch(65.34, 5.55, 43.32)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0165, 37.84)

HWB

hwb(14.1, 59.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a5a9

Analogous

#a9989c

#a99c98

#a9a498

Triadic

#a99c98

#98a99c

#9c98a9

Split-complementary

#a99c98

#98a9a4

#989ca9

Tetradic

#a99c98

#a5a998

#98a5a9

#9c98a9

Square

#a99c98

#9ca998

#98a5a9

#a498a9

Shades

Color #a99c98 mixed toward black.

#91807b

#756661

#574c49

#3a3331

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a99c98 mixed toward white.

#b7aca9

#c6bdba

#d4cdcb

#e2dedd

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #a99c98 mixed toward gray.

#a79d99

#a69d9b

#a59e9c

#a39f9e

#a2a09f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a399 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a4a599 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a89a9a · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99c98]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a99c98 (#a99c98) is rgb(169, 156, 152) in RGB.

No, #a99c98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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