#a79ea1

Color #a79ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.06 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ea1

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(340, 4.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 5.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 3.6%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.94, 3.82, -0.39)

LCH

lch(65.94, 3.84, 354.17)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0112, 354.9)

HWB

hwb(340, 62%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea7a4

Analogous

#a79ea5

#a79ea1

#a79f9e

Triadic

#a79ea1

#a1a79e

#9ea1a7

Split-complementary

#a79ea1

#9ea79f

#9ea5a7

Tetradic

#a79ea1

#a7a49e

#9ea7a4

#9ea1a7

Square

#a79ea1

#a5a79e

#9ea7a4

#9f9ea7

Shades

Color #a79ea1 mixed toward black.

#8d8285

#72676b

#554d50

#393335

#1c1a1b

Tints

Color #a79ea1 mixed toward white.

#b6aeb1

#c4bec0

#d3ced0

#e2dfe0

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a79ea1 mixed toward gray.

#a69fa1

#a59fa1

#a5a0a2

#a4a1a2

#a3a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a0 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a0 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a7a0a0 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ea1]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#a79ea1 (#a79ea1) is rgb(167, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #a79ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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