#a9959d

Color #a9959d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9959d

RGB

rgb(169, 149, 157)

HSL

hsl(336, 10.4%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336, 11.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 7.1%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.64, 8.82, -1.48)

LCH

lch(63.64, 8.94, 350.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0262, 351.65)

HWB

hwb(336, 58.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a9a1

Analogous

#a995a7

#a9959d

#a99795

Triadic

#a9959d

#9da995

#959da9

Split-complementary

#a9959d

#95a997

#95a7a9

Tetradic

#a9959d

#a9a195

#95a9a1

#959da9

Square

#a9959d

#a7a995

#95a9a1

#9795a9

Shades

Color #a9959d mixed toward black.

#917882

#755f68

#58474e

#3b3034

#1d181a

Tints

Color #a9959d mixed toward white.

#b7a7ad

#c6b8be

#d4cace

#e2dcde

#f1edef

Tones

Color #a9959d mixed toward gray.

#a7979d

#a6989e

#a49a9e

#a29c9e

#a19d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a19b · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a39b · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#a89a99 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9959d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9959d]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#a9959d (#a9959d) is rgb(169, 149, 157) in RGB.

No, #a9959d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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