#a48aa0

Color #a48aa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a48aa0

RGB

rgb(164, 138, 160)

HSL

hsl(309.2, 12.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.2, 15.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 2.4%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.43, 13.76, -7.97)

LCH

lch(60.43, 15.9, 329.92)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.044, 331.22)

HWB

hwb(309.2, 54.1%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa48e

Analogous

#9b8aa4

#a48aa0

#a48a93

Triadic

#a48aa0

#a0a48a

#8aa0a4

Split-complementary

#a48aa0

#93a48a

#8aa49b

Tetradic

#a48aa0

#a48e8a

#8aa48e

#8aa0a4

Square

#a48aa0

#a49b8a

#8aa48e

#8a93a4

Shades

Color #a48aa0 mixed toward black.

#8e6e89

#71586d

#554252

#392c37

#1c161b

Tints

Color #a48aa0 mixed toward white.

#b39db0

#c2b1c0

#d1c4cf

#e1d8df

#f0ebef

Tones

Color #a48aa0 mixed toward gray.

#a28c9e

#a08e9d

#9d909b

#9b939a

#999598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999b · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#9b9d9a · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#a39796 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48aa0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a48aa0 (#a48aa0) is rgb(164, 138, 160) in RGB.

No, #a48aa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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