#a798aa

Color #a798aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a798aa

RGB

rgb(167, 152, 170)

HSL

hsl(290, 9.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 10.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(64.62, 8.87, -7.37)

LCH

lch(64.62, 11.53, 320.28)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.031, 320.5)

HWB

hwb(290, 59.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baa98

Analogous

#9e98aa

#a798aa

#aa98a4

Triadic

#a798aa

#aaa798

#98aaa7

Split-complementary

#a798aa

#a4aa98

#98aa9e

Tetradic

#a798aa

#aa989b

#9baa98

#98aaa7

Square

#a798aa

#aa9e98

#9baa98

#98a4aa

Shades

Color #a798aa mixed toward black.

#8e7a92

#726176

#564958

#39303b

#1d181d

Tints

Color #a798aa mixed toward white.

#b6a9b8

#c4bac6

#d3cbd4

#e2dde3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a798aa mixed toward gray.

#a699a8

#a59ba7

#a49ca5

#a39ea4

#a29fa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a6 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a3a5 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#a6a3a2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a798aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a798aa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a798aa (#a798aa) is rgb(167, 152, 170) in RGB.

No, #a798aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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