#a47994

Color #a47994

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 17.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a47994

RGB

rgb(164, 121, 148)

HSL

hsl(322.3, 19.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.3, 26.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 9.8%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(55.79, 21.22, -7.99)

LCH

lch(55.79, 22.67, 339.37)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0651, 341.09)

HWB

hwb(322.3, 47.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a489

Analogous

#9f79a4

#a47994

#a4797f

Triadic

#a47994

#94a479

#7994a4

Split-complementary

#a47994

#7fa479

#79a49f

Tetradic

#a47994

#a48979

#79a489

#7994a4

Square

#a47994

#a49f79

#79a489

#797fa4

Shades

Color #a47994 mixed toward black.

#8d607d

#714d64

#553a4b

#392632

#1c1319

Tints

Color #a47994 mixed toward white.

#b38fa6

#c2a6b8

#d2bcca

#e1d2db

#f0e9ed

Tones

Color #a47994 mixed toward gray.

#a07d93

#9d8092

#998491

#968790

#928b8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938e · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#96998d · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#a28988 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a47994;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a47994]

Related colors

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#a47994 (#a47994) is rgb(164, 121, 148) in RGB.

No, #a47994 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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