#a8999e

Color #a8999e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8999e

RGB

rgb(168, 153, 158)

HSL

hsl(340, 7.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 8.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.62, 6.4, -0.61)

LCH

lch(64.62, 6.43, 354.56)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.019, 355.46)

HWB

hwb(340, 60%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a8a3

Analogous

#a899a5

#a8999e

#a89b99

Triadic

#a8999e

#9ea899

#999ea8

Split-complementary

#a8999e

#99a89b

#99a5a8

Tetradic

#a8999e

#a8a399

#99a8a3

#999ea8

Square

#a8999e

#a5a899

#99a8a3

#9b99a8

Shades

Color #a8999e mixed toward black.

#8f7c82

#736268

#574a4e

#3a3134

#1d191a

Tints

Color #a8999e mixed toward white.

#b6aaae

#c5bbbe

#d3ccce

#e2dddf

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a8999e mixed toward gray.

#a79a9e

#a59b9f

#a49d9f

#a39ea0

#a29fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29d · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a49d · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#a79c9c · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8999e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8999e]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#a8999e (#a8999e) is rgb(168, 153, 158) in RGB.

No, #a8999e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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