#ae9d9b

Color #ae9d9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9d9b

RGB

rgb(174, 157, 155)

HSL

hsl(6.3, 10.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.3, 10.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 10.9%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(66.12, 5.87, 3.31)

LCH

lch(66.12, 6.74, 29.42)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0203, 25.68)

HWB

hwb(6.3, 60.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bacae

Analogous

#ae9ba2

#ae9d9b

#aea69b

Triadic

#ae9d9b

#9bae9d

#9d9bae

Split-complementary

#ae9d9b

#9baea6

#9ba2ae

Tetradic

#ae9d9b

#acae9b

#9bacae

#9d9bae

Square

#ae9d9b

#a2ae9b

#9bacae

#a69bae

Shades

Color #ae9d9b mixed toward black.

#957f7d

#796562

#5b4b4a

#3d3231

#1e1919

Tints

Color #ae9d9b mixed toward white.

#bbadac

#c9bebc

#d6cecd

#e4dede

#f1efee

Tones

Color #ae9d9b mixed toward gray.

#ac9e9d

#ab9f9e

#a9a1a0

#a8a2a1

#a6a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79b · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a99c · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#ad9c9c · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9d9b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ae9d9b (#ae9d9b) is rgb(174, 157, 155) in RGB.

No, #ae9d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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