#a998a6

Color #a998a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a998a6

RGB

rgb(169, 152, 166)

HSL

hsl(310.6, 9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.6, 10.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 1.8%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.68, 8.81, -5.02)

LCH

lch(64.68, 10.14, 330.33)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0281, 331.7)

HWB

hwb(310.6, 59.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a99b

Analogous

#a398a9

#a998a6

#a9989d

Triadic

#a998a6

#a6a998

#98a6a9

Split-complementary

#a998a6

#9da998

#98a9a3

Tetradic

#a998a6

#a99b98

#98a99b

#98a6a9

Square

#a998a6

#a9a398

#98a99b

#989da9

Shades

Color #a998a6 mixed toward black.

#917b8d

#756171

#574955

#3a3139

#1d181c

Tints

Color #a998a6 mixed toward white.

#b7a9b5

#c6bac4

#d4cbd2

#e2dde1

#f1eef0

Tones

Color #a998a6 mixed toward gray.

#a799a5

#a69ba4

#a59ca3

#a39ea2

#a29fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a3 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a2 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#a8a0a0 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a998a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a998a6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a998a6 (#a998a6) is rgb(169, 152, 166) in RGB.

No, #a998a6 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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