#a48b99

Color #a48b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a48b99

RGB

rgb(164, 139, 153)

HSL

hsl(326.4, 12.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(326.4, 15.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 6.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.48, 11.88, -3.91)

LCH

lch(60.48, 12.51, 341.78)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0359, 343.33)

HWB

hwb(326.4, 54.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba496

Analogous

#a28ba4

#a48b99

#a48b8c

Triadic

#a48b99

#99a48b

#8b99a4

Split-complementary

#a48b99

#8ca48b

#8ba4a2

Tetradic

#a48b99

#a4968b

#8ba496

#8b99a4

Square

#a48b99

#a4a28b

#8ba496

#8b8ca4

Shades

Color #a48b99 mixed toward black.

#8d6f80

#715966

#55434d

#392c33

#1c161a

Tints

Color #a48b99 mixed toward white.

#b39eaa

#c2b2bb

#d1c5cc

#e1d8dd

#f0ecee

Tones

Color #a48b99 mixed toward gray.

#a28d99

#a08f98

#9e9198

#9c9398

#9a9598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a96 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9d95 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#a39393 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48b99]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a48b99 (#a48b99) is rgb(164, 139, 153) in RGB.

No, #a48b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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