#ad9d9e

Color #ad9d9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9d9e

RGB

rgb(173, 157, 158)

HSL

hsl(356.3, 8.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.3, 9.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 8.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.11, 6.02, 1.61)

LCH

lch(66.11, 6.23, 14.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0189, 13.15)

HWB

hwb(356.3, 61.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dadac

Analogous

#ad9da6

#ad9d9e

#ada49d

Triadic

#ad9d9e

#9ead9d

#9d9ead

Split-complementary

#ad9d9e

#9dada4

#9da6ad

Tetradic

#ad9d9e

#adac9d

#9dadac

#9d9ead

Square

#ad9d9e

#a6ad9d

#9dadac

#a49dad

Shades

Color #ad9d9e mixed toward black.

#947f80

#786465

#5a4b4c

#3c3233

#1e1919

Tints

Color #ad9d9e mixed toward white.

#bbadae

#c8bebe

#d6cece

#e4dedf

#f1efef

Tones

Color #ad9d9e mixed toward gray.

#ac9e9f

#aaa0a0

#a9a1a1

#a8a2a3

#a6a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a89e · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#ac9e9e · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9d9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9d9e]

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Frequently asked questions

#ad9d9e (#ad9d9e) is rgb(173, 157, 158) in RGB.

No, #ad9d9e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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