#a9a1a5

Color #a9a1a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a1a5

RGB

rgb(169, 161, 165)

HSL

hsl(330, 4.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 4.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 2.4%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.01, 3.63, -1.04)

LCH

lch(67.01, 3.78, 344.01)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0108, 345.58)

HWB

hwb(330, 63.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a9a5

Analogous

#a9a1a9

#a9a1a5

#a9a1a1

Triadic

#a9a1a5

#a5a9a1

#a1a5a9

Split-complementary

#a9a1a5

#a1a9a1

#a1a9a9

Tetradic

#a9a1a5

#a9a5a1

#a1a9a5

#a1a5a9

Square

#a9a1a5

#a9a9a1

#a1a9a5

#a1a1a9

Shades

Color #a9a1a5 mixed toward black.

#8f8489

#73696e

#564f52

#393537

#1d1a1b

Tints

Color #a9a1a5 mixed toward white.

#b7b1b4

#c6c0c3

#d4d0d2

#e2e0e1

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #a9a1a5 mixed toward gray.

#a8a2a5

#a7a3a5

#a6a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a4 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a4 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a9a3a3 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a1a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a1a5]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a9a1a5 (#a9a1a5) is rgb(169, 161, 165) in RGB.

No, #a9a1a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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