#ab9c9c

Color #ab9c9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9c9c

RGB

rgb(171, 156, 156)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 8.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(65.62, 5.49, 1.99)

LCH

lch(65.62, 5.84, 19.92)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0176, 17.51)

HWB

hwb(0, 61.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cabab

Analogous

#ab9ca3

#ab9c9c

#aba39c

Triadic

#ab9c9c

#9cab9c

#9c9cab

Split-complementary

#ab9c9c

#9caba3

#9ca3ab

Tetradic

#ab9c9c

#abab9c

#9cabab

#9c9cab

Square

#ab9c9c

#a3ab9c

#9cabab

#a39cab

Shades

Color #ab9c9c mixed toward black.

#927e7e

#766464

#584b4b

#3b3232

#1d1919

Tints

Color #ab9c9c mixed toward white.

#b9acac

#c7bdbd

#d5cdcd

#e3dede

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ab9c9c mixed toward gray.

#aa9d9d

#a89e9e

#a7a0a0

#a6a1a1

#a5a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59c · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a79c · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#aa9c9c · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9c9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9c9c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ab9c9c (#ab9c9c) is rgb(171, 156, 156) in RGB.

No, #ab9c9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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