#af9baf

Color #af9baf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#af9baf

RGB

rgb(175, 155, 175)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 11.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(66.25, 10.99, -7.68)

LCH

lch(66.25, 13.41, 325.05)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0365, 326.05)

HWB

hwb(300, 60.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baf9b

Analogous

#a59baf

#af9baf

#af9ba5

Triadic

#af9baf

#afaf9b

#9bafaf

Split-complementary

#af9baf

#a5af9b

#9bafa5

Tetradic

#af9baf

#af9b9b

#9baf9b

#9bafaf

Square

#af9baf

#afa59b

#9baf9b

#9ba5af

Shades

Color #af9baf mixed toward black.

#977c97

#7a627a

#5c495c

#3d313d

#1f181f

Tints

Color #af9baf mixed toward white.

#bcacbc

#cabcca

#d7cdd7

#e4dee4

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #af9baf mixed toward gray.

#ad9dad

#ac9eac

#aaa0aa

#a8a2a8

#a7a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#aea7a6 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #af9baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9baf]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#af9baf (#af9baf) is rgb(175, 155, 175) in RGB.

No, #af9baf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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