#af9b9b

Color #af9b9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#af9b9b

RGB

rgb(175, 155, 155)

HSL

hsl(0, 11.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 11.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 11.4%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.69, 7.35, 2.7)

LCH

lch(65.69, 7.83, 20.17)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0237, 17.67)

HWB

hwb(0, 60.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bafaf

Analogous

#af9ba5

#af9b9b

#afa59b

Triadic

#af9b9b

#9baf9b

#9b9baf

Split-complementary

#af9b9b

#9bafa5

#9ba5af

Tetradic

#af9b9b

#afaf9b

#9bafaf

#9b9baf

Square

#af9b9b

#a5af9b

#9bafaf

#a59baf

Shades

Color #af9b9b mixed toward black.

#977c7c

#7a6262

#5c4949

#3d3131

#1f1818

Tints

Color #af9b9b mixed toward white.

#bcacac

#cabcbc

#d7cdcd

#e4dede

#f2eeee

Tones

Color #af9b9b mixed toward gray.

#ad9d9d

#ac9e9e

#aaa0a0

#a8a2a2

#a7a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79b · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a99b · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#ae9b9b · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #af9b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9b9b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#af9b9b (#af9b9b) is rgb(175, 155, 155) in RGB.

No, #af9b9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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