#a89ba1

Color #a89ba1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a89ba1

RGB

rgb(168, 155, 161)

HSL

hsl(332.3, 7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.3, 7.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 4.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.23, 5.84, -1.41)

LCH

lch(65.23, 6.01, 346.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0174, 347.72)

HWB

hwb(332.3, 60.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba8a2

Analogous

#a89ba7

#a89ba1

#a89b9b

Triadic

#a89ba1

#a1a89b

#9ba1a8

Split-complementary

#a89ba1

#9ba89b

#9ba7a8

Tetradic

#a89ba1

#a8a29b

#9ba8a2

#9ba1a8

Square

#a89ba1

#a7a89b

#9ba8a2

#9b9ba8

Shades

Color #a89ba1 mixed toward black.

#8f7e86

#73646b

#564b50

#3a3236

#1d191b

Tints

Color #a89ba1 mixed toward white.

#b6acb1

#c5bcc0

#d3cdd0

#e2dee0

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a89ba1 mixed toward gray.

#a79ca1

#a69da1

#a59ea1

#a49fa1

#a3a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2a0 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a49f · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a79e9e · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89ba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89ba1]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a89ba1 (#a89ba1) is rgb(168, 155, 161) in RGB.

No, #a89ba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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