#a97999

Color #a97999

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a97999

RGB

rgb(169, 121, 153)

HSL

hsl(320, 21.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 28.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 9.5%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(56.5, 23.92, -9.78)

LCH

lch(56.5, 25.84, 337.76)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0739, 339.48)

HWB

hwb(320, 47.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a989

Analogous

#a179a9

#a97999

#a97981

Triadic

#a97999

#99a979

#7999a9

Split-complementary

#a97999

#81a979

#79a9a1

Tetradic

#a97999

#a98979

#79a989

#7999a9

Square

#a97999

#a9a179

#79a989

#7981a9

Shades

Color #a97999 mixed toward black.

#935f82

#764c68

#58394e

#3b2634

#1d131a

Tints

Color #a97999 mixed toward white.

#b78faa

#c6a6bb

#d4bccc

#e2d2dd

#f1e9ee

Tones

Color #a97999 mixed toward gray.

#a57d98

#a18196

#9d8595

#998994

#958d92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979692 · ΔE 22.8

Deuteranopia

#999d90 · ΔE 30.8

Tritanopia

#a78c8b · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a97999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a97999]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a97999 (#a97999) is rgb(169, 121, 153) in RGB.

No, #a97999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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