#a59b9f

Color #a59b9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a59b9f

RGB

rgb(165, 155, 159)

HSL

hsl(336, 5.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336, 6.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 3.6%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.92, 4.38, -0.78)

LCH

lch(64.92, 4.45, 349.9)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.013, 351.12)

HWB

hwb(336, 60.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba5a1

Analogous

#a59ba4

#a59b9f

#a59c9b

Triadic

#a59b9f

#9fa59b

#9b9fa5

Split-complementary

#a59b9f

#9ba59c

#9ba4a5

Tetradic

#a59b9f

#a5a19b

#9ba5a1

#9b9fa5

Square

#a59b9f

#a4a59b

#9ba5a1

#9c9ba5

Shades

Color #a59b9f mixed toward black.

#8c7f84

#706569

#544c4f

#383235

#1c191a

Tints

Color #a59b9f mixed toward white.

#b4acaf

#c3bcbf

#d2cdcf

#e1dedf

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a59b9f mixed toward gray.

#a49c9f

#a39d9f

#a29d9f

#a29ea0

#a19fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a19e · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a29e · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a59d9d · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59b9f]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#a59b9f (#a59b9f) is rgb(165, 155, 159) in RGB.

No, #a59b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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