#a09ca0

Color #a09ca0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ca0

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 160)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(64.79, 2.21, -1.57)

LCH

lch(64.79, 2.71, 324.61)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0073, 326.09)

HWB

hwb(300, 61.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca09c

Analogous

#9e9ca0

#a09ca0

#a09c9e

Triadic

#a09ca0

#a0a09c

#9ca0a0

Split-complementary

#a09ca0

#9ea09c

#9ca09e

Tetradic

#a09ca0

#a09c9c

#9ca09c

#9ca0a0

Square

#a09ca0

#a09e9c

#9ca09c

#9c9ea0

Shades

Color #a09ca0 mixed toward black.

#868186

#6c676c

#514d51

#363436

#1b1a1b

Tints

Color #a09ca0 mixed toward white.

#b0adb0

#c0bdc0

#d0ced0

#dfdedf

#efefef

Tones

Color #a09ca0 mixed toward gray.

#a09ca0

#9f9d9f

#9e9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9f · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#a09e9e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ca0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a09ca0 (#a09ca0) is rgb(160, 156, 160) in RGB.

No, #a09ca0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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