#a78aa4

Color #a78aa4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a78aa4

RGB

rgb(167, 138, 164)

HSL

hsl(306.2, 14.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.2, 17.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 1.8%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(60.85, 15.6, -9.61)

LCH

lch(60.85, 18.32, 328.37)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0505, 329.52)

HWB

hwb(306.2, 54.1%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa78d

Analogous

#9b8aa7

#a78aa4

#a78a96

Triadic

#a78aa4

#a4a78a

#8aa4a7

Split-complementary

#a78aa4

#96a78a

#8aa79b

Tetradic

#a78aa4

#a78d8a

#8aa78d

#8aa4a7

Square

#a78aa4

#a79b8a

#8aa78d

#8a96a7

Shades

Color #a78aa4 mixed toward black.

#916d8d

#745771

#574155

#3a2c39

#1d161c

Tints

Color #a78aa4 mixed toward white.

#b69eb3

#c4b1c2

#d3c5d1

#e2d8e1

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a78aa4 mixed toward gray.

#a58ca2

#a28fa0

#a0919e

#9d949c

#9b969a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9e · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9f9d · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#a69998 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78aa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78aa4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a78aa4 (#a78aa4) is rgb(167, 138, 164) in RGB.

No, #a78aa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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