#a49498

Color #a49498

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a49498

RGB

rgb(164, 148, 152)

HSL

hsl(345, 8.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 9.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 7.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(62.79, 6.63, 0.05)

LCH

lch(62.79, 6.63, 0.43)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0198, 0.58)

HWB

hwb(345, 58%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a4a0

Analogous

#a494a0

#a49498

#a49894

Triadic

#a49498

#98a494

#9498a4

Split-complementary

#a49498

#94a498

#94a0a4

Tetradic

#a49498

#a4a094

#94a4a0

#9498a4

Square

#a49498

#a0a494

#94a4a0

#9894a4

Shades

Color #a49498 mixed toward black.

#8c787d

#706064

#54484b

#383032

#1c1819

Tints

Color #a49498 mixed toward white.

#b3a6a9

#c2b8ba

#d2cacc

#e1dbdd

#f0edee

Tones

Color #a49498 mixed toward gray.

#a39599

#a19799

#a0989a

#9f999b

#9d9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d97 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9f97 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#a39696 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49498]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a49498 (#a49498) is rgb(164, 148, 152) in RGB.

No, #a49498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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