#af9b9c

Color #af9b9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#af9b9c

RGB

rgb(175, 155, 156)

HSL

hsl(357, 11.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357, 11.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 10.9%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.72, 7.52, 2.17)

LCH

lch(65.72, 7.83, 16.1)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0237, 14.15)

HWB

hwb(357, 60.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bafae

Analogous

#af9ba6

#af9b9c

#afa49b

Triadic

#af9b9c

#9caf9b

#9b9caf

Split-complementary

#af9b9c

#9bafa4

#9ba6af

Tetradic

#af9b9c

#afae9b

#9bafae

#9b9caf

Square

#af9b9c

#a6af9b

#9bafae

#a49baf

Shades

Color #af9b9c mixed toward black.

#977c7e

#7a6263

#5c494a

#3d3132

#1f1819

Tints

Color #af9b9c mixed toward white.

#bcacac

#cabcbd

#d7cdcd

#e4dede

#f2eeee

Tones

Color #af9b9c mixed toward gray.

#ad9d9d

#ac9e9f

#aaa0a0

#a8a2a2

#a7a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79c · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a99c · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#ae9c9c · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #af9b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9b9c]

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Frequently asked questions

#af9b9c (#af9b9c) is rgb(175, 155, 156) in RGB.

No, #af9b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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