#a6979f

Color #a6979f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6979f

RGB

rgb(166, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(328, 7.8%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(328, 9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 4.2%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(63.95, 6.97, -2.18)

LCH

lch(63.95, 7.3, 342.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0209, 344.17)

HWB

hwb(328, 59.2%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a69e

Analogous

#a697a6

#a6979f

#a69798

Triadic

#a6979f

#9fa697

#979fa6

Split-complementary

#a6979f

#98a697

#97a6a6

Tetradic

#a6979f

#a69e97

#97a69e

#979fa6

Square

#a6979f

#a6a697

#97a69e

#9798a6

Shades

Color #a6979f mixed toward black.

#8e7b85

#72616a

#554950

#393135

#1c181b

Tints

Color #a6979f mixed toward white.

#b5a8af

#c4babf

#d3cbcf

#e1dcdf

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a6979f mixed toward gray.

#a5989f

#a49a9f

#a29b9f

#a19c9f

#a09d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a09d · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a29d · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a59c9b · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6979f]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a6979f (#a6979f) is rgb(166, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #a6979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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