HEX to RGB: #ABA09C

Also known as: Tailwind taupe-400

#ABA09C → rgb(171 160 156)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #aba09c. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#ABA09C → AB | A0 | 9C
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = AB₁₆ = 10×16 + 11 = 171
G = A0₁₆ = 10×16 + 0 = 160
B = 9C₁₆ = 9×16 + 12 = 156

3. RGB
```
rgb(171 160 156)
```

All formats

HEX: #aba09c
RGB: rgb(171 160 156)
RGB (legacy): rgb(171, 160, 156)
HSL: hsl(16.00 8.20% 64.12%) → hsl(16 8% 64%)
HWB: hwb(16 61% 33%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.714 0.014 41.2) · oklch(71.4% 0.014 41.2)
OKLab: oklab(0.714 0.011 0.009)
Lab (D50): lab(66.73 3.61 3.60)
LCH (D50): lch(66.73 5.10 44.97)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.6632 0.6289 0.6140)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.4072 0.3515 0.3325)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#ABA09C is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.186 and Display P3 reaches 0.236; this color uses 8% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #aba09c;
  color: rgb(171 160 156);
  color: hsl(16 8% 64%);
  color: oklch(0.714 0.014 41.2);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.714 0.014 41.2);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#aba09c] bg-[oklch(0.714_0.014_41.2)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.6632 0.6289 0.6140); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #aba09c calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#BEB3AF · oklch(0.774 0.014 41.2) · ΔL +0.06
#988E8A · oklch(0.654 0.014 41.2) · ΔL −0.06

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