#a56a8e

Color #a56a8e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 21.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a56a8e

RGB

rgb(165, 106, 142)

HSL

hsl(323.4, 24.7%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.4, 35.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 13.9%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(52.13, 29.03, -9.94)

LCH

lch(52.13, 30.68, 341.1)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.0892, 342.85)

HWB

hwb(323.4, 41.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6aa581

Analogous

#9e6aa5

#a56a8e

#a56a70

Triadic

#a56a8e

#8ea56a

#6a8ea5

Split-complementary

#a56a8e

#70a56a

#6aa59e

Tetradic

#a56a8e

#a5816a

#6aa581

#6a8ea5

Square

#a56a8e

#a59e6a

#6aa581

#6a70a5

Shades

Color #a56a8e mixed toward black.

#8d5577

#71445f

#543347

#382230

#1c1118

Tints

Color #a56a8e mixed toward white.

#b483a1

#c39cb4

#d2b4c6

#e1cdd9

#f0e6ec

Tones

Color #a56a8e mixed toward gray.

#a06f8d

#9b748c

#96798b

#917e8a

#8c8288

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f86 · ΔE 28.6

Deuteranopia

#929684 · ΔE 34.8

Tritanopia

#a3807f · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a56a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a56a8e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#a56a8e (#a56a8e) is rgb(165, 106, 142) in RGB.

No, #a56a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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