#a59ba4

Color #a59ba4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a59ba4

RGB

rgb(165, 155, 164)

HSL

hsl(306, 5.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 6.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 0.6%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.06, 5.33, -3.38)

LCH

lch(65.06, 6.31, 327.62)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0173, 328.98)

HWB

hwb(306, 60.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba59c

Analogous

#a19ba5

#a59ba4

#a59b9f

Triadic

#a59ba4

#a4a59b

#9ba4a5

Split-complementary

#a59ba4

#9fa59b

#9ba5a1

Tetradic

#a59ba4

#a59c9b

#9ba59c

#9ba4a5

Square

#a59ba4

#a5a19b

#9ba59c

#9b9fa5

Shades

Color #a59ba4 mixed toward black.

#8c7f8a

#70656f

#544c53

#383238

#1c191c

Tints

Color #a59ba4 mixed toward white.

#b4acb3

#c3bcc2

#d2cdd1

#e1dee1

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a59ba4 mixed toward gray.

#a49ca3

#a39da3

#a29da2

#a29ea1

#a19fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a2 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a2a1 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#a5a0a0 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59ba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59ba4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a59ba4 (#a59ba4) is rgb(165, 155, 164) in RGB.

No, #a59ba4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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