#a495a4

Color #a495a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a495a4

RGB

rgb(164, 149, 164)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 9.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63.4, 8.32, -5.84)

LCH

lch(63.4, 10.17, 324.93)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0277, 325.91)

HWB

hwb(300, 58.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a495

Analogous

#9d95a4

#a495a4

#a4959d

Triadic

#a495a4

#a4a495

#95a4a4

Split-complementary

#a495a4

#9da495

#95a49d

Tetradic

#a495a4

#a49595

#95a495

#95a4a4

Square

#a495a4

#a49d95

#95a495

#959da4

Shades

Color #a495a4 mixed toward black.

#8c798c

#706070

#544854

#383038

#1c181c

Tints

Color #a495a4 mixed toward white.

#b3a7b3

#c2b8c2

#d2cad2

#e1dce1

#f0edf0

Tones

Color #a495a4 mixed toward gray.

#a396a3

#a298a2

#a099a0

#9f9a9f

#9e9b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea1 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a0 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#a39e9d · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a495a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a495a4]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a495a4 (#a495a4) is rgb(164, 149, 164) in RGB.

No, #a495a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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