#a7959e

Color #a7959e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7959e

RGB

rgb(167, 149, 158)

HSL

hsl(330, 9.3%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 10.8%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 5.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(63.49, 8.27, -2.29)

LCH

lch(63.49, 8.58, 344.52)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0247, 345.96)

HWB

hwb(330, 58.4%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a79e

Analogous

#a795a7

#a7959e

#a79595

Triadic

#a7959e

#9ea795

#959ea7

Split-complementary

#a7959e

#95a795

#95a7a7

Tetradic

#a7959e

#a79e95

#95a79e

#959ea7

Square

#a7959e

#a7a795

#95a79e

#9595a7

Shades

Color #a7959e mixed toward black.

#8f7884

#736069

#56484f

#3a3035

#1d181a

Tints

Color #a7959e mixed toward white.

#b6a7ae

#c4b8be

#d3cacf

#e2dcdf

#f0edef

Tones

Color #a7959e mixed toward gray.

#a6979e

#a4989e

#a39a9e

#a19b9e

#a09d9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09f9c · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#a1a29b · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#a69a9a · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7959e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7959e]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a7959e (#a7959e) is rgb(167, 149, 158) in RGB.

No, #a7959e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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