#ae9d96

Color #ae9d96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9d96

RGB

rgb(174, 157, 150)

HSL

hsl(17.5, 12.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.5, 13.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 13.8%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.99, 5.02, 5.92)

LCH

lch(65.99, 7.76, 49.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0226, 43.74)

HWB

hwb(17.5, 58.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a7ae

Analogous

#ae969b

#ae9d96

#aea996

Triadic

#ae9d96

#96ae9d

#9d96ae

Split-complementary

#ae9d96

#96aea9

#969bae

Tetradic

#ae9d96

#a7ae96

#96a7ae

#9d96ae

Square

#ae9d96

#9bae96

#96a7ae

#a996ae

Shades

Color #ae9d96 mixed toward black.

#968077

#7a665e

#5b4d47

#3d332f

#1e1a18

Tints

Color #ae9d96 mixed toward white.

#bbada7

#c9beb9

#d6ceca

#e4dedc

#f1efed

Tones

Color #ae9d96 mixed toward gray.

#ac9e98

#aa9f9a

#a89f9c

#a6a09e

#a4a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a798 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a998 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#ad9999 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9d96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9d96]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ae9d96 (#ae9d96) is rgb(174, 157, 150) in RGB.

No, #ae9d96 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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