#ad9b99

Color #ad9b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9b99

RGB

rgb(173, 155, 153)

HSL

hsl(6, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 11.6%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.46, 6.26, 3.46)

LCH

lch(65.46, 7.15, 28.93)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0216, 25.26)

HWB

hwb(6, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99abad

Analogous

#ad99a1

#ad9b99

#ada599

Triadic

#ad9b99

#99ad9b

#9b99ad

Split-complementary

#ad9b99

#99ada5

#99a1ad

Tetradic

#ad9b99

#abad99

#99abad

#9b99ad

Square

#ad9b99

#a1ad99

#99abad

#a599ad

Shades

Color #ad9b99 mixed toward black.

#957d7b

#786361

#5a4a49

#3c3230

#1e1918

Tints

Color #ad9b99 mixed toward white.

#bbacaa

#c8bcbb

#d6cdcc

#e4dedd

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ad9b99 mixed toward gray.

#ab9c9b

#aa9e9c

#a89f9e

#a6a0a0

#a5a2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a599 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a89a · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#ac9a9a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9b99]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ad9b99 (#ad9b99) is rgb(173, 155, 153) in RGB.

No, #ad9b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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