#ab9ea5

Color #ab9ea5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9ea5

RGB

rgb(171, 158, 165)

HSL

hsl(327.7, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.7, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 3.5%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.39, 6.01, -1.93)

LCH

lch(66.39, 6.31, 342.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.018, 343.88)

HWB

hwb(327.7, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaba4

Analogous

#aa9eab

#ab9ea5

#ab9e9e

Triadic

#ab9ea5

#a5ab9e

#9ea5ab

Split-complementary

#ab9ea5

#9eab9e

#9eabaa

Tetradic

#ab9ea5

#aba49e

#9eaba4

#9ea5ab

Square

#ab9ea5

#abaa9e

#9eaba4

#9e9eab

Shades

Color #ab9ea5 mixed toward black.

#92818a

#76666e

#584c53

#3b3337

#1d191c

Tints

Color #ab9ea5 mixed toward white.

#b9aeb4

#c7bec3

#d5ced2

#e3dfe1

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #ab9ea5 mixed toward gray.

#aa9fa5

#a9a0a5

#a8a1a5

#a7a2a5

#a6a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5a3 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a3 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#aaa2a2 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9ea5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9ea5]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#ab9ea5 (#ab9ea5) is rgb(171, 158, 165) in RGB.

No, #ab9ea5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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