#a38aa0

Color #a38aa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a38aa0

RGB

rgb(163, 138, 160)

HSL

hsl(307.2, 12%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.2, 15.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 1.8%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.34, 13.4, -8.13)

LCH

lch(60.34, 15.67, 328.75)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0432, 329.99)

HWB

hwb(307.2, 54.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa38d

Analogous

#998aa3

#a38aa0

#a38a93

Triadic

#a38aa0

#a0a38a

#8aa0a3

Split-complementary

#a38aa0

#93a38a

#8aa399

Tetradic

#a38aa0

#a38d8a

#8aa38d

#8aa0a3

Square

#a38aa0

#a3998a

#8aa38d

#8a93a3

Shades

Color #a38aa0 mixed toward black.

#8c6e89

#70586d

#544252

#382c37

#1c161b

Tints

Color #a38aa0 mixed toward white.

#b29db0

#c2b1c0

#d1c4cf

#e0d8df

#f0ebef

Tones

Color #a38aa0 mixed toward gray.

#a18c9e

#9f8e9d

#9d909b

#9b929a

#999498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999b · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9a9c9a · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#a29796 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38aa0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a38aa0 (#a38aa0) is rgb(163, 138, 160) in RGB.

No, #a38aa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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