#a09c9f

Color #a09c9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a09c9f

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 159)

HSL

hsl(315, 2.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 2.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 0.6%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(64.77, 2.02, -1.05)

LCH

lch(64.77, 2.28, 332.53)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0064, 333.84)

HWB

hwb(315, 61.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca09d

Analogous

#9f9ca0

#a09c9f

#a09c9d

Triadic

#a09c9f

#9fa09c

#9c9fa0

Split-complementary

#a09c9f

#9da09c

#9ca09f

Tetradic

#a09c9f

#a09d9c

#9ca09d

#9c9fa0

Square

#a09c9f

#a09f9c

#9ca09d

#9c9da0

Shades

Color #a09c9f mixed toward black.

#868185

#6c676b

#514d50

#363435

#1b1a1b

Tints

Color #a09c9f mixed toward white.

#b0adaf

#c0bdbf

#d0cecf

#dfdedf

#efefef

Tones

Color #a09c9f mixed toward gray.

#a09c9f

#9f9d9f

#9f9d9e

#9e9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9f9e · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a09e9e · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09c9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09c9f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09c9f (#a09c9f) is rgb(160, 156, 159) in RGB.

No, #a09c9f 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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