#ab9ba6

Color #ab9ba6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9ba6

RGB

rgb(171, 155, 166)

HSL

hsl(318.7, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.7, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 2.9%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.64, 7.86, -3.59)

LCH

lch(65.64, 8.64, 335.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0242, 336.93)

HWB

hwb(318.7, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baba0

Analogous

#a89bab

#ab9ba6

#ab9b9e

Triadic

#ab9ba6

#a6ab9b

#9ba6ab

Split-complementary

#ab9ba6

#9eab9b

#9baba8

Tetradic

#ab9ba6

#aba09b

#9baba0

#9ba6ab

Square

#ab9ba6

#aba89b

#9baba0

#9b9eab

Shades

Color #ab9ba6 mixed toward black.

#927d8c

#766370

#594a54

#3b3238

#1e191c

Tints

Color #ab9ba6 mixed toward white.

#b9acb5

#c7bcc4

#d5cdd2

#e3dee1

#f1eef0

Tones

Color #ab9ba6 mixed toward gray.

#aa9ca5

#a89ea5

#a79fa4

#a6a0a4

#a4a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a3 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a3 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#aaa1a1 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9ba6]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ab9ba6 (#ab9ba6) is rgb(171, 155, 166) in RGB.

No, #ab9ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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