#a2979f

Color #a2979f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a2979f

RGB

rgb(162, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 5.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 6.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 1.9%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.6, 5.52, -2.73)

LCH

lch(63.6, 6.16, 333.68)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0172, 335.22)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 59.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a29a

Analogous

#a097a2

#a2979f

#a2979a

Triadic

#a2979f

#9fa297

#979fa2

Split-complementary

#a2979f

#9aa297

#97a2a0

Tetradic

#a2979f

#a29a97

#97a29a

#979fa2

Square

#a2979f

#a2a097

#97a29a

#979aa2

Shades

Color #a2979f mixed toward black.

#897c86

#6e636b

#534a50

#373136

#1c191b

Tints

Color #a2979f mixed toward white.

#b2a8af

#c1babf

#d1cbcf

#e0dcdf

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a2979f mixed toward gray.

#a1989f

#a0999e

#9f9a9e

#9e9b9d

#9d9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9f9d · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a19c9b · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2979f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2979f (#a2979f) is rgb(162, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #a2979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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