#aa9fa5

Color #aa9fa5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9fa5

RGB

rgb(170, 159, 165)

HSL

hsl(327.3, 6.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.3, 6.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 2.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.57, 5.09, -1.68)

LCH

lch(66.57, 5.36, 341.73)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0153, 343.34)

HWB

hwb(327.3, 62.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9faaa4

Analogous

#aa9faa

#aa9fa5

#aa9f9f

Triadic

#aa9fa5

#a5aa9f

#9fa5aa

Split-complementary

#aa9fa5

#9faa9f

#9faaaa

Tetradic

#aa9fa5

#aaa49f

#9faaa4

#9fa5aa

Square

#aa9fa5

#aaaa9f

#9faaa4

#9f9faa

Shades

Color #aa9fa5 mixed toward black.

#90828a

#74676e

#574d53

#3a3337

#1d1a1c

Tints

Color #aa9fa5 mixed toward white.

#b8afb4

#c6bfc3

#d4cfd2

#e3dfe1

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #aa9fa5 mixed toward gray.

#a9a0a5

#a8a1a5

#a7a2a5

#a6a3a5

#a5a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a4 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a3 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a9a2a2 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9fa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9fa5]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#aa9fa5 (#aa9fa5) is rgb(170, 159, 165) in RGB.

No, #aa9fa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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