#a18b9f

Color #a18b9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a18b9f

RGB

rgb(161, 139, 159)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 10.5%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 13.7%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 1.2%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.38, 11.92, -7.52)

LCH

lch(60.38, 14.09, 327.75)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0388, 328.93)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 54.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba18d

Analogous

#988ba1

#a18b9f

#a18b94

Triadic

#a18b9f

#9fa18b

#8b9fa1

Split-complementary

#a18b9f

#94a18b

#8ba198

Tetradic

#a18b9f

#a18d8b

#8ba18d

#8b9fa1

Square

#a18b9f

#a1988b

#8ba18d

#8b94a1

Shades

Color #a18b9f mixed toward black.

#8a7088

#6e596d

#534351

#372d36

#1c161b

Tints

Color #a18b9f mixed toward white.

#b19eaf

#c0b2bf

#d0c5cf

#e0d8df

#efecef

Tones

Color #a18b9f mixed toward gray.

#9f8d9d

#9d8f9c

#9b909a

#9a9299

#989497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989a · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#999b99 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a09796 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a18b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18b9f]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a18b9f (#a18b9f) is rgb(161, 139, 159) in RGB.

No, #a18b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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