#a89ea6

Color #a89ea6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a89ea6

RGB

rgb(168, 158, 166)

HSL

hsl(312, 5.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 1.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.16, 5.12, -2.85)

LCH

lch(66.16, 5.86, 330.9)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0161, 332.32)

HWB

hwb(312, 62%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea8a0

Analogous

#a59ea8

#a89ea6

#a89ea1

Triadic

#a89ea6

#a6a89e

#9ea6a8

Split-complementary

#a89ea6

#a1a89e

#9ea8a5

Tetradic

#a89ea6

#a8a09e

#9ea8a0

#9ea6a8

Square

#a89ea6

#a8a59e

#9ea8a0

#9ea1a8

Shades

Color #a89ea6 mixed toward black.

#8e818c

#726770

#564d54

#393338

#1d1a1c

Tints

Color #a89ea6 mixed toward white.

#b6aeb5

#c5bec4

#d3ced2

#e2dfe1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a89ea6 mixed toward gray.

#a79fa5

#a6a0a5

#a5a0a4

#a5a1a4

#a4a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a4 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a8a3a2 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89ea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89ea6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a89ea6 (#a89ea6) is rgb(168, 158, 166) in RGB.

No, #a89ea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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