#ab9ea9

Color #ab9ea9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9ea9

RGB

rgb(171, 158, 169)

HSL

hsl(309.2, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.2, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 1.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.5, 6.76, -4)

LCH

lch(66.5, 7.85, 329.39)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0217, 330.71)

HWB

hwb(309.2, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaba0

Analogous

#a69eab

#ab9ea9

#ab9ea2

Triadic

#ab9ea9

#a9ab9e

#9ea9ab

Split-complementary

#ab9ea9

#a2ab9e

#9eaba6

Tetradic

#ab9ea9

#aba09e

#9eaba0

#9ea9ab

Square

#ab9ea9

#aba69e

#9eaba0

#9ea2ab

Shades

Color #ab9ea9 mixed toward black.

#92818f

#766673

#584c56

#3b333a

#1d191d

Tints

Color #ab9ea9 mixed toward white.

#b9aeb7

#c7bec6

#d5ced4

#e3dfe2

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ab9ea9 mixed toward gray.

#aa9fa8

#a9a0a7

#a8a1a7

#a7a2a6

#a6a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5a6 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a6 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#aaa4a4 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9ea9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9ea9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab9ea9 (#ab9ea9) is rgb(171, 158, 169) in RGB.

No, #ab9ea9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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