#a0879b

Color #a0879b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#a0879b

RGB

rgb(160, 135, 155)

HSL

hsl(312, 11.6%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 15.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 3.1%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(59.13, 13.07, -7.1)

LCH

lch(59.13, 14.87, 331.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0413, 332.94)

HWB

hwb(312, 52.9%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a08c

Analogous

#9887a0

#a0879b

#a0878e

Triadic

#a0879b

#9ba087

#879ba0

Split-complementary

#a0879b

#8ea087

#87a098

Tetradic

#a0879b

#a08c87

#87a08c

#879ba0

Square

#a0879b

#a09887

#87a08c

#878ea0

Shades

Color #a0879b mixed toward black.

#896d83

#6e5769

#52414f

#372b35

#1b161a

Tints

Color #a0879b mixed toward white.

#b09bac

#c0afbc

#cfc3cd

#dfd7de

#efebee

Tones

Color #a0879b mixed toward gray.

#9e899a

#9c8b98

#9a8d97

#988f96

#959195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969696 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#979995 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#9f9392 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0879b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0879b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a0879b (#a0879b) is rgb(160, 135, 155) in RGB.

No, #a0879b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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