#a198a3

Color #a198a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a198a3

RGB

rgb(161, 152, 163)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 5.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 6.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 6.7%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(63.9, 5.37, -4.57)

LCH

lch(63.9, 7.05, 319.6)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0189, 320.16)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 59.6%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa398

Analogous

#9c98a3

#a198a3

#a398a0

Triadic

#a198a3

#a3a198

#98a3a1

Split-complementary

#a198a3

#a0a398

#98a39c

Tetradic

#a198a3

#a3989a

#9aa398

#98a3a1

Square

#a198a3

#a39c98

#9aa398

#98a0a3

Shades

Color #a198a3 mixed toward black.

#887c8a

#6d636f

#524a53

#363237

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a198a3 mixed toward white.

#b1a9b2

#c0bac2

#d0ccd1

#e0dde0

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a198a3 mixed toward gray.

#a099a2

#a09aa1

#9f9ba0

#9f9c9f

#9e9d9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea0 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a19e9e · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a198a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a198a3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a198a3 (#a198a3) is rgb(161, 152, 163) in RGB.

No, #a198a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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