#a1979c

Color #a1979c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a1979c

RGB

rgb(161, 151, 156)

HSL

hsl(330, 5.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 6.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 3.1%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(63.43, 4.59, -1.3)

LCH

lch(63.43, 4.77, 344.19)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0137, 345.66)

HWB

hwb(330, 59.2%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a19c

Analogous

#a197a1

#a1979c

#a19797

Triadic

#a1979c

#9ca197

#979ca1

Split-complementary

#a1979c

#97a197

#97a1a1

Tetradic

#a1979c

#a19c97

#97a19c

#979ca1

Square

#a1979c

#a1a197

#97a19c

#9797a1

Shades

Color #a1979c mixed toward black.

#887c82

#6d6368

#524a4e

#373134

#1b191a

Tints

Color #a1979c mixed toward white.

#b1a8ad

#c0babd

#d0cbce

#e0dcde

#efeeef

Tones

Color #a1979c mixed toward gray.

#a0989c

#9f999c

#9f9a9c

#9e9a9c

#9d9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9b · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9e9b · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a19a9a · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1979c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1979c]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a1979c (#a1979c) is rgb(161, 151, 156) in RGB.

No, #a1979c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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