#afa8ad

Color #afa8ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#afa8ad

RGB

rgb(175, 168, 173)

HSL

hsl(317.1, 4.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.1, 4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 1.1%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 3.43, -1.68)

LCH

lch(69.57, 3.82, 333.9)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0107, 335.6)

HWB

hwb(317.1, 65.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8afaa

Analogous

#aea8af

#afa8ad

#afa8aa

Triadic

#afa8ad

#adafa8

#a8adaf

Split-complementary

#afa8ad

#aaafa8

#a8afae

Tetradic

#afa8ad

#afaaa8

#a8afaa

#a8adaf

Square

#afa8ad

#afaea8

#a8afaa

#a8aaaf

Shades

Color #afa8ad mixed toward black.

#948a91

#776e74

#595257

#3c373a

#1e1b1d

Tints

Color #afa8ad mixed toward white.

#bcb7bb

#cac5c8

#d7d4d6

#e4e2e4

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #afa8ad mixed toward gray.

#afa9ad

#aea9ad

#adaaac

#acabac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacac · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#acadac · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#afabab · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afa8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa8ad]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#afa8ad (#afa8ad) is rgb(175, 168, 173) in RGB.

No, #afa8ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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