#aa9c8f

Color #aa9c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9c8f

RGB

rgb(170, 156, 143)

HSL

hsl(28.9, 13.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.9, 15.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 15.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.21, 2.9, 8.66)

LCH

lch(65.21, 9.13, 71.49)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0249, 65.29)

HWB

hwb(28.9, 56.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9daa

Analogous

#aa8f90

#aa9c8f

#aaaa8f

Triadic

#aa9c8f

#8faa9c

#9c8faa

Split-complementary

#aa9c8f

#8faaaa

#8f90aa

Tetradic

#aa9c8f

#9daa8f

#8f9daa

#9c8faa

Square

#aa9c8f

#90aa8f

#8f9daa

#aa8faa

Shades

Color #aa9c8f mixed toward black.

#948271

#77685a

#594e44

#3b342d

#1e1a17

Tints

Color #aa9c8f mixed toward white.

#b8ada2

#c6bdb4

#d5cec7

#e3deda

#f1efec

Tones

Color #aa9c8f mixed toward gray.

#a89c91

#a69c94

#a39c96

#a19c98

#9f9c9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a492 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a693 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a99595 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9c8f]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#aa9c8f (#aa9c8f) is rgb(170, 156, 143) in RGB.

No, #aa9c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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