#a1979f

Color #a1979f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a1979f

RGB

rgb(161, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(312, 5.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 6.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 1.2%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(63.52, 5.16, -2.87)

LCH

lch(63.52, 5.9, 330.92)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0164, 332.34)

HWB

hwb(312, 59.2%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a199

Analogous

#9e97a1

#a1979f

#a1979a

Triadic

#a1979f

#9fa197

#979fa1

Split-complementary

#a1979f

#9aa197

#97a19e

Tetradic

#a1979f

#a19997

#97a199

#979fa1

Square

#a1979f

#a19e97

#97a199

#979aa1

Shades

Color #a1979f mixed toward black.

#887c86

#6d636b

#524a50

#373136

#1b191b

Tints

Color #a1979f mixed toward white.

#b1a8af

#c0babf

#d0cbcf

#e0dcdf

#efeeef

Tones

Color #a1979f mixed toward gray.

#a0989f

#9f999e

#9f9a9e

#9e9a9d

#9d9b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#9d9e9d · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a19c9b · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1979f]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a1979f (#a1979f) is rgb(161, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #a1979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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