#ab9e9e

Color #ab9e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.88 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9e9e

RGB

rgb(171, 158, 158)

HSL

hsl(0, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 7.6%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.2, 4.73, 1.71)

LCH

lch(66.2, 5.03, 19.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0152, 17.6)

HWB

hwb(0, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eabab

Analogous

#ab9ea4

#ab9e9e

#aba49e

Triadic

#ab9e9e

#9eab9e

#9e9eab

Split-complementary

#ab9e9e

#9eaba4

#9ea4ab

Tetradic

#ab9e9e

#abab9e

#9eabab

#9e9eab

Square

#ab9e9e

#a4ab9e

#9eabab

#a49eab

Shades

Color #ab9e9e mixed toward black.

#928181

#766666

#584c4c

#3b3333

#1d1919

Tints

Color #ab9e9e mixed toward white.

#b9aeae

#c7bebe

#d5cece

#e3dfdf

#f1efef

Tones

Color #ab9e9e mixed toward gray.

#aa9f9f

#a9a0a0

#a8a1a1

#a7a2a2

#a6a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a59e · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a79e · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#aa9e9e · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9e9e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ab9e9e (#ab9e9e) is rgb(171, 158, 158) in RGB.

No, #ab9e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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