#a997ac

Color #a997ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a997ac

RGB

rgb(169, 151, 172)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.6, 10.53, -8.51)

LCH

lch(64.6, 13.54, 321.06)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0364, 321.46)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aac97

Analogous

#9e97ac

#a997ac

#ac97a4

Triadic

#a997ac

#aca997

#97aca9

Split-complementary

#a997ac

#a4ac97

#97ac9e

Tetradic

#a997ac

#ac979a

#9aac97

#97aca9

Square

#a997ac

#ac9e97

#9aac97

#97a4ac

Shades

Color #a997ac mixed toward black.

#907994

#746078

#57485a

#3a303c

#1d181e

Tints

Color #a997ac mixed toward white.

#b7a8ba

#c6bac8

#d4cbd5

#e2dce3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #a997ac mixed toward gray.

#a899aa

#a69aa8

#a59ca7

#a49ea5

#a3a0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1a7 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a6 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a8a3a2 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a997ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a997ac]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a997ac (#a997ac) is rgb(169, 151, 172) in RGB.

No, #a997ac 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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