#a4878d

Color #a4878d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a4878d

RGB

rgb(164, 135, 141)

HSL

hsl(347.6, 13.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.6, 17.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 14%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(59.11, 12.02, 0.94)

LCH

lch(59.11, 12.06, 4.47)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0362, 4.28)

HWB

hwb(347.6, 52.9%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a49e

Analogous

#a4879b

#a4878d

#a48f87

Triadic

#a4878d

#8da487

#878da4

Split-complementary

#a4878d

#87a48f

#879ba4

Tetradic

#a4878d

#a49e87

#87a49e

#878da4

Square

#a4878d

#9ba487

#87a49e

#8f87a4

Shades

Color #a4878d mixed toward black.

#8e6b73

#71565c

#554045

#392b2e

#1c1517

Tints

Color #a4878d mixed toward white.

#b39ba0

#c2afb3

#d1c3c6

#e1d7d9

#f0ebec

Tones

Color #a4878d mixed toward gray.

#a1898e

#9f8c90

#9d8e91

#9a9193

#989394

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98988c · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9c8b · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#a38a8a · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4878d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4878d]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a4878d (#a4878d) is rgb(164, 135, 141) in RGB.

No, #a4878d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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