#a9a09f

Color #a9a09f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a09f

RGB

rgb(169, 160, 159)

HSL

hsl(6, 5.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 5.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 5.9%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(66.58, 3.08, 1.69)

LCH

lch(66.58, 3.51, 28.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0106, 25.11)

HWB

hwb(6, 62.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa8a9

Analogous

#a99fa3

#a9a09f

#a9a59f

Triadic

#a9a09f

#9fa9a0

#a09fa9

Split-complementary

#a9a09f

#9fa9a5

#9fa3a9

Tetradic

#a9a09f

#a8a99f

#9fa8a9

#a09fa9

Square

#a9a09f

#a3a99f

#9fa8a9

#a59fa9

Shades

Color #a9a09f mixed toward black.

#8f8382

#736967

#564e4d

#3a3434

#1d1a1a

Tints

Color #a9a09f mixed toward white.

#b7b0af

#c6c0bf

#d4cfcf

#e2dfdf

#f1efef

Tones

Color #a9a09f mixed toward gray.

#a8a1a0

#a7a1a1

#a6a2a1

#a6a3a2

#a5a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59f · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a69f · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a99f9f · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a09f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a09f]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a9a09f (#a9a09f) is rgb(169, 160, 159) in RGB.

No, #a9a09f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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