#ab9c99

Color #ab9c99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9c99

RGB

rgb(171, 156, 153)

HSL

hsl(10, 9.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 10.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 10.5%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 4.96, 3.56)

LCH

lch(65.54, 6.11, 35.67)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0182, 31.07)

HWB

hwb(10, 60%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a8ab

Analogous

#ab999f

#ab9c99

#aba599

Triadic

#ab9c99

#99ab9c

#9c99ab

Split-complementary

#ab9c99

#99aba5

#999fab

Tetradic

#ab9c99

#a8ab99

#99a8ab

#9c99ab

Square

#ab9c99

#9fab99

#99a8ab

#a599ab

Shades

Color #ab9c99 mixed toward black.

#937f7b

#766561

#594c49

#3b3231

#1e1918

Tints

Color #ab9c99 mixed toward white.

#b9acaa

#c7bdbb

#d5cdcc

#e3dedd

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ab9c99 mixed toward gray.

#a99d9a

#a89e9c

#a69f9d

#a5a09f

#a3a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59a · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a79a · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#aa9a9a · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9c99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9c99]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ab9c99 (#ab9c99) is rgb(171, 156, 153) in RGB.

No, #ab9c99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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