#a09fa0

Color #a09fa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.7 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#a09fa0

RGB

rgb(160, 159, 160)

HSL

hsl(300, 0.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 0.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.6, 0.55, -0.39)

LCH

lch(65.6, 0.67, 324.66)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0018, 326.31)

HWB

hwb(300, 62.4%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa09f

Analogous

#9f9fa0

#a09fa0

#a09f9f

Triadic

#a09fa0

#a0a09f

#9fa0a0

Split-complementary

#a09fa0

#9fa09f

Tetradic

#a09fa0

#a09f9f

#9fa09f

#9fa0a0

Square

#a09fa0

#a09f9f

#9fa09f

#9f9fa0

Shades

Color #a09fa0 mixed toward black.

#858485

#6b6a6b

#504f50

#353535

#1b1a1b

Tints

Color #a09fa0 mixed toward white.

#b0afb0

#c0bfc0

#cfcfcf

#dfdfdf

#efefef

Tones

Color #a09fa0 mixed toward gray.

#a09fa0

#9f9f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 0.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09fa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09fa0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a09fa0 (#a09fa0) is rgb(160, 159, 160) in RGB.

No, #a09fa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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