#ab9fac

Color #ab9fac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9fac

RGB

rgb(171, 159, 172)

HSL

hsl(295.4, 7.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.4, 7.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.85, 6.78, -5.16)

LCH

lch(66.85, 8.52, 322.73)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.023, 323.48)

HWB

hwb(295.4, 62.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0ac9f

Analogous

#a49fac

#ab9fac

#ac9fa6

Triadic

#ab9fac

#acab9f

#9facab

Split-complementary

#ab9fac

#a6ac9f

#9faca4

Tetradic

#ab9fac

#ac9fa0

#a0ac9f

#9facab

Square

#ab9fac

#aca49f

#a0ac9f

#9fa6ac

Shades

Color #ab9fac mixed toward black.

#918192

#756676

#584d59

#3b333b

#1d1a1e

Tints

Color #ab9fac mixed toward white.

#b9afba

#c7bfc8

#d5cfd6

#e3dfe3

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ab9fac mixed toward gray.

#aaa0ab

#a9a1aa

#a8a2a9

#a7a3a8

#a6a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a8a8 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#aaa7a6 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9fac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9fac]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab9fac (#ab9fac) is rgb(171, 159, 172) in RGB.

No, #ab9fac is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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