#ab9d94

Color #ab9d94

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ab9d94

RGB

rgb(171, 157, 148)

HSL

hsl(23.5, 12%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.5, 13.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 13.5%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.68, 3.55, 6.55)

LCH

lch(65.68, 7.45, 61.54)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.021, 55.1)

HWB

hwb(23.5, 58%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a2ab

Analogous

#ab9496

#ab9d94

#aba894

Triadic

#ab9d94

#94ab9d

#9d94ab

Split-complementary

#ab9d94

#94aba8

#9496ab

Tetradic

#ab9d94

#a2ab94

#94a2ab

#9d94ab

Square

#ab9d94

#96ab94

#94a2ab

#a894ab

Shades

Color #ab9d94 mixed toward black.

#938276

#77675e

#594e46

#3c342f

#1e1a17

Tints

Color #ab9d94 mixed toward white.

#b9ada6

#c7beb8

#d5cec9

#e3dedb

#f1efed

Tones

Color #ab9d94 mixed toward gray.

#a99d96

#a79e98

#a59e9a

#a39f9c

#a19f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a596 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a797 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#aa9898 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9d94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9d94]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#ab9d94 (#ab9d94) is rgb(171, 157, 148) in RGB.

No, #ab9d94 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ab9d94, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast