#ab97a3

Color #ab97a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab97a3

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 163)

HSL

hsl(324, 10.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 11.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 4.7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.51, 9.53, -3.56)

LCH

lch(64.51, 10.17, 339.52)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.029, 341.06)

HWB

hwb(324, 59.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97ab9f

Analogous

#a997ab

#ab97a3

#ab9799

Triadic

#ab97a3

#a3ab97

#97a3ab

Split-complementary

#ab97a3

#99ab97

#97aba9

Tetradic

#ab97a3

#ab9f97

#97ab9f

#97a3ab

Square

#ab97a3

#aba997

#97ab9f

#9799ab

Shades

Color #ab97a3 mixed toward black.

#937989

#77606e

#594852

#3b3037

#1e181b

Tints

Color #ab97a3 mixed toward white.

#b9a8b2

#c7bac2

#d5cbd1

#e3dce0

#f1eef0

Tones

Color #ab97a3 mixed toward gray.

#a999a3

#a89aa2

#a69ca2

#a49ea2

#a39fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a0 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a0 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#aa9e9d · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab97a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab97a3]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#ab97a3 (#ab97a3) is rgb(171, 151, 163) in RGB.

No, #ab97a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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