#a296a0

Color #a296a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a296a0

RGB

rgb(162, 150, 160)

HSL

hsl(310, 6.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 7.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 1.2%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.37, 6.27, -3.65)

LCH

lch(63.37, 7.26, 329.79)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.02, 331.25)

HWB

hwb(310, 58.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a298

Analogous

#9e96a2

#a296a0

#a2969a

Triadic

#a296a0

#a0a296

#96a0a2

Split-complementary

#a296a0

#9aa296

#96a29e

Tetradic

#a296a0

#a29896

#96a298

#96a0a2

Square

#a296a0

#a29e96

#96a298

#969aa2

Shades

Color #a296a0 mixed toward black.

#8a7a87

#6e626c

#534951

#373136

#1c181b

Tints

Color #a296a0 mixed toward white.

#b2a8b0

#c1b9c0

#d1cbd0

#e0dcdf

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a296a0 mixed toward gray.

#a1979f

#a0989f

#9f999e

#9e9a9d

#9d9b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9e · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9f9d · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a19c9b · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a296a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a296a0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a296a0 (#a296a0) is rgb(162, 150, 160) in RGB.

No, #a296a0 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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