#a78e94

Color #a78e94

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a78e94

RGB

rgb(167, 142, 148)

HSL

hsl(345.6, 12.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.6, 15%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 11.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(61.39, 10.41, 0.31)

LCH

lch(61.39, 10.41, 1.71)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0311, 1.84)

HWB

hwb(345.6, 55.7%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea7a1

Analogous

#a78ea1

#a78e94

#a7958e

Triadic

#a78e94

#94a78e

#8e94a7

Split-complementary

#a78e94

#8ea795

#8ea1a7

Tetradic

#a78e94

#a7a18e

#8ea7a1

#8e94a7

Square

#a78e94

#a1a78e

#8ea7a1

#958ea7

Shades

Color #a78e94 mixed toward black.

#907179

#745a60

#574448

#3a2d30

#1d1718

Tints

Color #a78e94 mixed toward white.

#b6a1a6

#c4b4b8

#d3c7ca

#e2d9db

#f0eced

Tones

Color #a78e94 mixed toward gray.

#a59095

#a39296

#a19497

#9f9698

#9d9899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d93 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#9ea092 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#a69191 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a78e94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78e94]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a78e94 (#a78e94) is rgb(167, 142, 148) in RGB.

No, #a78e94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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