#a4959a

Color #a4959a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a4959a

RGB

rgb(164, 149, 154)

HSL

hsl(340, 7.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 9.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 6.1%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63.11, 6.44, -0.62)

LCH

lch(63.11, 6.47, 354.5)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0191, 355.49)

HWB

hwb(340, 58.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a49f

Analogous

#a495a2

#a4959a

#a49895

Triadic

#a4959a

#9aa495

#959aa4

Split-complementary

#a4959a

#95a498

#95a2a4

Tetradic

#a4959a

#a49f95

#95a49f

#959aa4

Square

#a4959a

#a2a495

#95a49f

#9895a4

Shades

Color #a4959a mixed toward black.

#8c797f

#706066

#54484c

#383033

#1c1819

Tints

Color #a4959a mixed toward white.

#b3a7ab

#c2b8bc

#d2cacd

#e1dcdd

#f0edee

Tones

Color #a4959a mixed toward gray.

#a3969a

#a2989b

#a0999b

#9f9a9c

#9e9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e99 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa099 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a39898 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4959a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4959a]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#a4959a (#a4959a) is rgb(164, 149, 154) in RGB.

No, #a4959a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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