#a59ea1

Color #a59ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a59ea1

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(334.3, 3.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.3, 4.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 2.4%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.77, 3.09, -0.65)

LCH

lch(65.77, 3.16, 348.12)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0092, 349.3)

HWB

hwb(334.3, 62%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea5a2

Analogous

#a59ea4

#a59ea1

#a59e9e

Triadic

#a59ea1

#a1a59e

#9ea1a5

Split-complementary

#a59ea1

#9ea59e

#9ea4a5

Tetradic

#a59ea1

#a5a29e

#9ea5a2

#9ea1a5

Square

#a59ea1

#a4a59e

#9ea5a2

#9e9ea5

Shades

Color #a59ea1 mixed toward black.

#8b8286

#70686b

#544e50

#383436

#1c1a1b

Tints

Color #a59ea1 mixed toward white.

#b4aeb1

#c3bec0

#d2ced0

#e1dfe0

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a59ea1 mixed toward gray.

#a49fa1

#a3a0a1

#a2a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a0 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a3a0 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a5a0a0 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59ea1]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a59ea1 (#a59ea1) is rgb(165, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #a59ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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