#ab9797

Color #ab9797

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9797

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 151)

HSL

hsl(0, 10.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 11.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 11.7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.18, 7.39, 2.71)

LCH

lch(64.18, 7.87, 20.14)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0238, 17.83)

HWB

hwb(0, 59.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97abab

Analogous

#ab97a1

#ab9797

#aba197

Triadic

#ab9797

#97ab97

#9797ab

Split-complementary

#ab9797

#97aba1

#97a1ab

Tetradic

#ab9797

#abab97

#97abab

#9797ab

Square

#ab9797

#a1ab97

#97abab

#a197ab

Shades

Color #ab9797 mixed toward black.

#937979

#776060

#594848

#3b3030

#1e1818

Tints

Color #ab9797 mixed toward white.

#b9a8a8

#c7baba

#d5cbcb

#e3dcdc

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ab9797 mixed toward gray.

#a99999

#a89a9a

#a69c9c

#a49e9e

#a39f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a397 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a597 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#aa9797 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9797]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ab9797 (#ab9797) is rgb(171, 151, 151) in RGB.

No, #ab9797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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