#aa9e9d

Color #aa9e9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9e9d

RGB

rgb(170, 158, 157)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 7.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 7.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 7.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.09, 4.19, 2.1)

LCH

lch(66.09, 4.69, 26.62)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0142, 23.3)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 61.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da9aa

Analogous

#aa9da2

#aa9e9d

#aaa49d

Triadic

#aa9e9d

#9daa9e

#9e9daa

Split-complementary

#aa9e9d

#9daaa4

#9da2aa

Tetradic

#aa9e9d

#a9aa9d

#9da9aa

#9e9daa

Square

#aa9e9d

#a2aa9d

#9da9aa

#a49daa

Shades

Color #aa9e9d mixed toward black.

#918180

#756665

#584d4c

#3a3333

#1d1a19

Tints

Color #aa9e9d mixed toward white.

#b8aead

#c6bebe

#d4cece

#e3dfde

#f1efef

Tones

Color #aa9e9d mixed toward gray.

#a99f9e

#a8a09f

#a7a1a0

#a6a2a1

#a5a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59d · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a79d · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a99d9d · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9e9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9e9d]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#aa9e9d (#aa9e9d) is rgb(170, 158, 157) in RGB.

No, #aa9e9d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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