#a099a6

Color #a099a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a099a6

RGB

rgb(160, 153, 166)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 6.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 7.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(64.17, 5.05, -5.87)

LCH

lch(64.17, 7.74, 310.71)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0203, 309.81)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 60%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa699

Analogous

#9999a6

#a099a6

#a699a5

Triadic

#a099a6

#a6a099

#99a6a0

Split-complementary

#a099a6

#a5a699

#99a699

Tetradic

#a099a6

#a6999f

#9fa699

#99a6a0

Square

#a099a6

#a69999

#9fa699

#99a5a6

Shades

Color #a099a6 mixed toward black.

#857d8d

#6b6371

#504a55

#353239

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a099a6 mixed toward white.

#b0aab5

#c0bbc4

#cfccd2

#dfdde1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a099a6 mixed toward gray.

#a09aa5

#a09ba4

#a09ca3

#a09da2

#9f9ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da3 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9ea2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a0a1a0 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a099a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a099a6]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a099a6 (#a099a6) is rgb(160, 153, 166) in RGB.

No, #a099a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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