#a496a6

Color #a496a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a496a6

RGB

rgb(164, 150, 166)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 8.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 9.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(63.72, 8.15, -6.49)

LCH

lch(63.72, 10.42, 321.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0281, 321.95)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 58.8%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a696

Analogous

#9c96a6

#a496a6

#a696a0

Triadic

#a496a6

#a6a496

#96a6a4

Split-complementary

#a496a6

#a0a696

#96a69c

Tetradic

#a496a6

#a69698

#98a696

#96a6a4

Square

#a496a6

#a69c96

#98a696

#96a0a6

Shades

Color #a496a6 mixed toward black.

#8b7a8e

#706172

#544956

#383039

#1c181d

Tints

Color #a496a6 mixed toward white.

#b3a8b5

#c2b9c4

#d2cbd3

#e1dce1

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a496a6 mixed toward gray.

#a397a5

#a299a3

#a19aa2

#a09ba1

#9f9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a1 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#a39f9f · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a496a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a496a6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a496a6 (#a496a6) is rgb(164, 150, 166) in RGB.

No, #a496a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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