#aa959c

Color #aa959c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#aa959c

RGB

rgb(170, 149, 156)

HSL

hsl(340, 11%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 12.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 8.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(63.71, 9.01, -0.81)

LCH

lch(63.71, 9.05, 354.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0268, 355.72)

HWB

hwb(340, 58.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95aaa3

Analogous

#aa95a6

#aa959c

#aa9895

Triadic

#aa959c

#9caa95

#959caa

Split-complementary

#aa959c

#95aa98

#95a6aa

Tetradic

#aa959c

#aaa395

#95aaa3

#959caa

Square

#aa959c

#a6aa95

#95aaa3

#9895aa

Shades

Color #aa959c mixed toward black.

#927780

#765f66

#58474d

#3b2f33

#1d181a

Tints

Color #aa959c mixed toward white.

#b8a7ac

#c6b8bd

#d4cacd

#e3dcde

#f1edee

Tones

Color #aa959c mixed toward gray.

#a8979c

#a6989d

#a59a9e

#a39c9e

#a19e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a19a · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a49a · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#a99999 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa959c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa959c]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#aa959c (#aa959c) is rgb(170, 149, 156) in RGB.

No, #aa959c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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