#a96c8d

Color #a96c8d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 19.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a96c8d

RGB

rgb(169, 108, 141)

HSL

hsl(327.5, 26.2%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.5, 36.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 16.6%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(53.04, 29.18, -7.94)

LCH

lch(53.04, 30.24, 344.78)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0888, 346.45)

HWB

hwb(327.5, 42.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ca988

Analogous

#a66ca9

#a96c8d

#a96c6e

Triadic

#a96c8d

#8da96c

#6c8da9

Split-complementary

#a96c8d

#6ea96c

#6ca9a6

Tetradic

#a96c8d

#a9886c

#6ca988

#6c8da9

Square

#a96c8d

#a9a66c

#6ca988

#6c6ea9

Shades

Color #a96c8d mixed toward black.

#925576

#74445e

#573347

#3a222f

#1d1118

Tints

Color #a96c8d mixed toward white.

#b784a0

#c69db3

#d4b5c6

#e2ced9

#f1e6ec

Tones

Color #a96c8d mixed toward gray.

#a4718d

#9f768c

#9a7b8c

#95808b

#90858b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939286 · ΔE 29.4

Deuteranopia

#969a84 · ΔE 35.8

Tritanopia

#a7807f · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a96c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a96c8d]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a96c8d (#a96c8d) is rgb(169, 108, 141) in RGB.

No, #a96c8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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