#a48e9e

Color #a48e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a48e9e

RGB

rgb(164, 142, 158)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 10.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 13.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 3.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(61.4, 11.12, -5.4)

LCH

lch(61.4, 12.36, 334.1)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0346, 335.58)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 55.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea494

Analogous

#9f8ea4

#a48e9e

#a48e93

Triadic

#a48e9e

#9ea48e

#8e9ea4

Split-complementary

#a48e9e

#93a48e

#8ea49f

Tetradic

#a48e9e

#a4948e

#8ea494

#8e9ea4

Square

#a48e9e

#a49f8e

#8ea494

#8e93a4

Shades

Color #a48e9e mixed toward black.

#8d7286

#715b6b

#554450

#392d35

#1c171b

Tints

Color #a48e9e mixed toward white.

#b3a1ae

#c2b4be

#d2c6ce

#e1d9df

#f0ecef

Tones

Color #a48e9e mixed toward gray.

#a2909d

#a0929c

#9f939b

#9d959b

#9b979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9a · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9e99 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#a39797 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48e9e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a48e9e (#a48e9e) is rgb(164, 142, 158) in RGB.

No, #a48e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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