#a59aa0

Color #a59aa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a59aa0

RGB

rgb(165, 154, 160)

HSL

hsl(327.3, 5.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.3, 6.7%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.68, 5.12, -1.68)

LCH

lch(64.68, 5.39, 341.83)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0153, 343.34)

HWB

hwb(327.3, 60.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa59f

Analogous

#a49aa5

#a59aa0

#a59a9a

Triadic

#a59aa0

#a0a59a

#9aa0a5

Split-complementary

#a59aa0

#9aa59a

#9aa5a4

Tetradic

#a59aa0

#a59f9a

#9aa59f

#9aa0a5

Square

#a59aa0

#a5a49a

#9aa59f

#9a9aa5

Shades

Color #a59aa0 mixed toward black.

#8c7e85

#70646b

#544b50

#383235

#1c191b

Tints

Color #a59aa0 mixed toward white.

#b4abb0

#c3bcc0

#d2cccf

#e1dddf

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a59aa0 mixed toward gray.

#a49ba0

#a39ca0

#a29da0

#a19ea0

#a09e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a09f · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a29e · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a49d9d · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59aa0]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a59aa0 (#a59aa0) is rgb(165, 154, 160) in RGB.

No, #a59aa0 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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