#a3979d

Color #a3979d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3979d

RGB

rgb(163, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(330, 6.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 7.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 3.7%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(63.63, 5.51, -1.55)

LCH

lch(63.63, 5.72, 344.29)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0164, 345.88)

HWB

hwb(330, 59.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a39d

Analogous

#a397a3

#a3979d

#a39797

Triadic

#a3979d

#9da397

#979da3

Split-complementary

#a3979d

#97a397

#97a3a3

Tetradic

#a3979d

#a39d97

#97a39d

#979da3

Square

#a3979d

#a3a397

#97a39d

#9797a3

Shades

Color #a3979d mixed toward black.

#8a7b83

#6f6269

#534a4f

#383134

#1c191a

Tints

Color #a3979d mixed toward white.

#b2a8ad

#c2babe

#d1cbce

#e0dcde

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a3979d mixed toward gray.

#a2989d

#a1999d

#a09a9d

#9f9b9d

#9e9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9c · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#9fa09b · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a29a9a · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3979d]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a3979d (#a3979d) is rgb(163, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #a3979d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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