#a99bab

Color #a99bab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a99bab

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.61, 8.1, -6.46)

LCH

lch(65.61, 10.36, 321.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0279, 321.98)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dab9b

Analogous

#a19bab

#a99bab

#ab9ba5

Triadic

#a99bab

#aba99b

#9baba9

Split-complementary

#a99bab

#a5ab9b

#9baba1

Tetradic

#a99bab

#ab9b9d

#9dab9b

#9baba9

Square

#a99bab

#aba19b

#9dab9b

#9ba5ab

Shades

Color #a99bab mixed toward black.

#907d92

#746376

#574a59

#3a323b

#1d191e

Tints

Color #a99bab mixed toward white.

#b7acb9

#c6bcc7

#d4cdd5

#e2dee3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #a99bab mixed toward gray.

#a89caa

#a79ea8

#a69fa7

#a5a0a6

#a4a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a7 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a6 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#a8a4a4 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a99bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99bab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a99bab (#a99bab) is rgb(169, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #a99bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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