#a6909d

Color #a6909d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6909d

RGB

rgb(166, 144, 157)

HSL

hsl(324.5, 11%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324.5, 13.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 5.4%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.07, 10.53, -3.82)

LCH

lch(62.07, 11.2, 340.06)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0319, 341.74)

HWB

hwb(324.5, 56.5%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90a699

Analogous

#a490a6

#a6909d

#a69092

Triadic

#a6909d

#9da690

#909da6

Split-complementary

#a6909d

#92a690

#90a6a4

Tetradic

#a6909d

#a69990

#90a699

#909da6

Square

#a6909d

#a6a490

#90a699

#9092a6

Shades

Color #a6909d mixed toward black.

#8f7384

#735c69

#56454f

#392e35

#1d171a

Tints

Color #a6909d mixed toward white.

#b5a3ad

#c4b5be

#d3c8ce

#e1dade

#f0edef

Tones

Color #a6909d mixed toward gray.

#a4929d

#a2949c

#a1969c

#9f979c

#9d999b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9a · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#9ea099 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#a59897 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6909d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6909d]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#a6909d (#a6909d) is rgb(166, 144, 157) in RGB.

No, #a6909d 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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