#a8798b

Color #a8798b

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8798b

RGB

rgb(168, 121, 139)

HSL

hsl(337, 21.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337, 28%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28%, 17.3%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(55.95, 21.15, -2.47)

LCH

lch(55.95, 21.29, 353.34)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0633, 354.29)

HWB

hwb(337, 47.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a896

Analogous

#a879a3

#a8798b

#a87f79

Triadic

#a8798b

#8ba879

#798ba8

Split-complementary

#a8798b

#79a87f

#79a3a8

Tetradic

#a8798b

#a89679

#79a896

#798ba8

Square

#a8798b

#a3a879

#79a896

#7f79a8

Shades

Color #a8798b mixed toward black.

#925f72

#754c5c

#583945

#3a262e

#1d1317

Tints

Color #a8798b mixed toward white.

#b78f9e

#c5a6b2

#d4bcc5

#e2d2d8

#f1e9ec

Tones

Color #a8798b mixed toward gray.

#a47d8c

#a0818d

#9c858e

#98898f

#958d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969687 · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#999c86 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#a68483 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8798b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8798b]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#a8798b (#a8798b) is rgb(168, 121, 139) in RGB.

No, #a8798b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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