#aea09e

Color #aea09e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aea09e

RGB

rgb(174, 160, 158)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 9.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 9.2%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(66.98, 4.74, 2.88)

LCH

lch(66.98, 5.55, 31.28)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0167, 27.49)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 62%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eacae

Analogous

#ae9ea4

#aea09e

#aea89e

Triadic

#aea09e

#9eaea0

#a09eae

Split-complementary

#aea09e

#9eaea8

#9ea4ae

Tetradic

#aea09e

#acae9e

#9eacae

#a09eae

Square

#aea09e

#a4ae9e

#9eacae

#a89eae

Shades

Color #aea09e mixed toward black.

#958280

#796765

#5a4d4c

#3c3432

#1e1a19

Tints

Color #aea09e mixed toward white.

#bcb0ae

#c9c0be

#d7cfce

#e4dfdf

#f2efef

Tones

Color #aea09e mixed toward gray.

#ada19f

#aba2a1

#aaa3a2

#a9a4a3

#a7a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89e · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a9aa9f · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#ad9f9f · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea09e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea09e]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#aea09e (#aea09e) is rgb(174, 160, 158) in RGB.

No, #aea09e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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