#a18c9b

Color #a18c9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a18c9b

RGB

rgb(161, 140, 155)

HSL

hsl(317.1, 10%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.1, 13%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 3.7%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.52, 10.59, -5.03)

LCH

lch(60.52, 11.72, 334.59)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0329, 336.16)

HWB

hwb(317.1, 54.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca192

Analogous

#9c8ca1

#a18c9b

#a18c90

Triadic

#a18c9b

#9ba18c

#8c9ba1

Split-complementary

#a18c9b

#90a18c

#8ca19c

Tetradic

#a18c9b

#a1928c

#8ca192

#8c9ba1

Square

#a18c9b

#a19c8c

#8ca192

#8c90a1

Shades

Color #a18c9b mixed toward black.

#8a7183

#6e5a69

#53444e

#372d34

#1c171a

Tints

Color #a18c9b mixed toward white.

#b19fac

#c0b2bc

#d0c5cd

#e0d9de

#efecee

Tones

Color #a18c9b mixed toward gray.

#9f8e9a

#9d8f99

#9c9199

#9a9398

#989597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989898 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#9a9b97 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#a09594 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a18c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18c9b]

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Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a18c9b (#a18c9b) is rgb(161, 140, 155) in RGB.

No, #a18c9b 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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