#a38c97

Color #a38c97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a38c97

RGB

rgb(163, 140, 151)

HSL

hsl(331.3, 11.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.3, 14.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 7.4%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.58, 10.58, -2.63)

LCH

lch(60.58, 10.9, 346.04)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0316, 347.59)

HWB

hwb(331.3, 54.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca398

Analogous

#a38ca2

#a38c97

#a38c8c

Triadic

#a38c97

#97a38c

#8c97a3

Split-complementary

#a38c97

#8ca38c

#8ca2a3

Tetradic

#a38c97

#a3988c

#8ca398

#8c97a3

Square

#a38c97

#a2a38c

#8ca398

#8c8ca3

Shades

Color #a38c97 mixed toward black.

#8c707e

#705a64

#54434b

#382d32

#1c1619

Tints

Color #a38c97 mixed toward white.

#b29fa8

#c2b2ba

#d1c5cb

#e0d9dc

#f0ecee

Tones

Color #a38c97 mixed toward gray.

#a18e97

#9f9097

#9d9297

#9b9497

#999697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9994 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#9b9d94 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#a29292 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38c97]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a38c97 (#a38c97) is rgb(163, 140, 151) in RGB.

No, #a38c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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