#a8a0a9

Color #a8a0a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a0a9

RGB

rgb(168, 160, 169)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 5.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(66.77, 4.58, -3.63)

LCH

lch(66.77, 5.84, 321.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0158, 322.48)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 62.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a9a0

Analogous

#a3a0a9

#a8a0a9

#a9a0a5

Triadic

#a8a0a9

#a9a8a0

#a0a9a8

Split-complementary

#a8a0a9

#a5a9a0

#a0a9a3

Tetradic

#a8a0a9

#a9a0a1

#a1a9a0

#a0a9a8

Square

#a8a0a9

#a9a3a0

#a1a9a0

#a0a5a9

Shades

Color #a8a0a9 mixed toward black.

#8e838f

#726873

#554e56

#39343a

#1c1a1d

Tints

Color #a8a0a9 mixed toward white.

#b6b0b7

#c5c0c6

#d3cfd4

#e2dfe2

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a8a0a9 mixed toward gray.

#a7a1a8

#a7a1a7

#a6a2a7

#a6a3a6

#a5a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a7 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a6 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a8a5a5 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a0a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a0a9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a8a0a9 (#a8a0a9) is rgb(168, 160, 169) in RGB.

No, #a8a0a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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