#a59ea0

Color #a59ea0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.55 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a59ea0

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 160)

HSL

hsl(342.9, 3.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.9, 4.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.74, 2.91, -0.13)

LCH

lch(65.74, 2.91, 357.44)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0086, 358)

HWB

hwb(342.9, 62%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea5a3

Analogous

#a59ea3

#a59ea0

#a59f9e

Triadic

#a59ea0

#a0a59e

#9ea0a5

Split-complementary

#a59ea0

#9ea59f

#9ea3a5

Tetradic

#a59ea0

#a5a39e

#9ea5a3

#9ea0a5

Square

#a59ea0

#a3a59e

#9ea5a3

#9f9ea5

Shades

Color #a59ea0 mixed toward black.

#8b8285

#70686a

#544e4f

#383435

#1c1a1a

Tints

Color #a59ea0 mixed toward white.

#b4aeb0

#c3bec0

#d2cecf

#e1dfdf

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a59ea0 mixed toward gray.

#a49fa0

#a3a0a1

#a2a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a0 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a39f · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a59f9f · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59ea0]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a59ea0 (#a59ea0) is rgb(165, 158, 160) in RGB.

No, #a59ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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