#a19bab

Color #a19bab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a19bab

RGB

rgb(161, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.93, 5.29, -7.53)

LCH

lch(64.93, 9.2, 305.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.024, 302.76)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5ab9b

Analogous

#9b9dab

#a19bab

#a99bab

Triadic

#a19bab

#aba19b

#9baba1

Split-complementary

#a19bab

#aba99b

#9dab9b

Tetradic

#a19bab

#ab9ba5

#a5ab9b

#9baba1

Square

#a19bab

#ab9b9d

#a5ab9b

#9baba9

Shades

Color #a19bab mixed toward black.

#857d92

#6a6376

#504a59

#35323b

#1b191e

Tints

Color #a19bab mixed toward white.

#b1acb9

#c0bcc7

#d0cdd5

#e0dee3

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a19bab mixed toward gray.

#a19caa

#a29ea8

#a29fa7

#a2a0a6

#a3a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa6 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a1a4a4 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a19bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a19bab]

Related colors

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Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a19bab (#a19bab) is rgb(161, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #a19bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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