#a59ea6

Color #a59ea6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a59ea6

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 166)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 4.3%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 4.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(65.91, 4.04, -3.25)

LCH

lch(65.91, 5.18, 321.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.014, 321.98)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 62%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa69e

Analogous

#a19ea6

#a59ea6

#a69ea3

Triadic

#a59ea6

#a6a59e

#9ea6a5

Split-complementary

#a59ea6

#a3a69e

#9ea6a1

Tetradic

#a59ea6

#a69e9f

#9fa69e

#9ea6a5

Square

#a59ea6

#a6a19e

#9fa69e

#9ea3a6

Shades

Color #a59ea6 mixed toward black.

#8b828c

#6f6771

#544d54

#383438

#1c1a1c

Tints

Color #a59ea6 mixed toward white.

#b4aeb5

#c3bec4

#d2ced2

#e1dfe1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a59ea6 mixed toward gray.

#a49fa5

#a3a0a4

#a3a1a3

#a2a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a3a4 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a5a3a2 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59ea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59ea6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a59ea6 (#a59ea6) is rgb(165, 158, 166) in RGB.

No, #a59ea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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