#aa96a8

Color #aa96a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aa96a8

RGB

rgb(170, 150, 168)

HSL

hsl(306, 10.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 11.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 1.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(64.31, 10.67, -6.68)

LCH

lch(64.31, 12.59, 327.95)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0346, 329.06)

HWB

hwb(306, 58.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96aa98

Analogous

#a296aa

#aa96a8

#aa969e

Triadic

#aa96a8

#a8aa96

#96a8aa

Split-complementary

#aa96a8

#9eaa96

#96aaa2

Tetradic

#aa96a8

#aa9896

#96aa98

#96a8aa

Square

#aa96a8

#aaa296

#96aa98

#969eaa

Shades

Color #aa96a8 mixed toward black.

#92788f

#765f74

#584857

#3b303a

#1d181d

Tints

Color #aa96a8 mixed toward white.

#b8a7b6

#c6b9c5

#d4cad3

#e3dce2

#f1edf0

Tones

Color #aa96a8 mixed toward gray.

#a898a7

#a799a5

#a59ba4

#a39da3

#a29ea1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a3 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#a9a1a0 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa96a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa96a8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aa96a8 (#aa96a8) is rgb(170, 150, 168) in RGB.

No, #aa96a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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