#a1879e

Color #a1879e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a1879e

RGB

rgb(161, 135, 158)

HSL

hsl(306.9, 12.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.9, 16.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 1.9%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(59.32, 14, -8.52)

LCH

lch(59.32, 16.39, 328.68)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0452, 329.86)

HWB

hwb(306.9, 52.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a18a

Analogous

#9787a1

#a1879e

#a18791

Triadic

#a1879e

#9ea187

#879ea1

Split-complementary

#a1879e

#91a187

#87a197

Tetradic

#a1879e

#a18a87

#87a18a

#879ea1

Square

#a1879e

#a19787

#87a18a

#8791a1

Shades

Color #a1879e mixed toward black.

#8a6c87

#6f576c

#534151

#372b36

#1c161b

Tints

Color #a1879e mixed toward white.

#b19bae

#c0afbe

#d0c3ce

#e0d7df

#efebef

Tones

Color #a1879e mixed toward gray.

#9f899c

#9d8b9b

#9a8d99

#989097

#969296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969699 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#989a98 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#a09594 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1879e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1879e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a1879e (#a1879e) is rgb(161, 135, 158) in RGB.

No, #a1879e 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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