#ab9493

Color #ab9493

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9493

RGB

rgb(171, 148, 147)

HSL

hsl(2.5, 12.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.5, 14%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 14%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(63.3, 8.38, 3.69)

LCH

lch(63.3, 9.16, 23.77)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0276, 20.8)

HWB

hwb(2.5, 57.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93aaab

Analogous

#ab939e

#ab9493

#aba093

Triadic

#ab9493

#93ab94

#9493ab

Split-complementary

#ab9493

#93aba0

#939eab

Tetradic

#ab9493

#aaab93

#93aaab

#9493ab

Square

#ab9493

#9eab93

#93aaab

#a093ab

Shades

Color #ab9493 mixed toward black.

#947775

#775e5d

#5a4646

#3c2f2e

#1e1717

Tints

Color #ab9493 mixed toward white.

#b9a6a5

#c7b8b7

#d5cac9

#e3dbdb

#f1eded

Tones

Color #ab9493 mixed toward gray.

#a99695

#a79897

#a59a99

#a39b9b

#a19d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a193 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a593 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#aa9393 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9493]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ab9493 (#ab9493) is rgb(171, 148, 147) in RGB.

No, #ab9493 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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