#ab9b9b

Color #ab9b9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9b9b

RGB

rgb(171, 155, 155)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 9.4%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 5.86, 2.13)

LCH

lch(65.33, 6.24, 19.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0189, 17.57)

HWB

hwb(0, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9babab

Analogous

#ab9ba3

#ab9b9b

#aba39b

Triadic

#ab9b9b

#9bab9b

#9b9bab

Split-complementary

#ab9b9b

#9baba3

#9ba3ab

Tetradic

#ab9b9b

#abab9b

#9babab

#9b9bab

Square

#ab9b9b

#a3ab9b

#9babab

#a39bab

Shades

Color #ab9b9b mixed toward black.

#927d7d

#766363

#594a4a

#3b3232

#1e1919

Tints

Color #ab9b9b mixed toward white.

#b9acac

#c7bcbc

#d5cdcd

#e3dede

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ab9b9b mixed toward gray.

#aa9c9c

#a89e9e

#a79f9f

#a6a0a0

#a4a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49b · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a69b · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#aa9b9b · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9b9b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ab9b9b (#ab9b9b) is rgb(171, 155, 155) in RGB.

No, #ab9b9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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