#a78ea3

Color #a78ea3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a78ea3

RGB

rgb(167, 142, 163)

HSL

hsl(309.6, 12.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.6, 15%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 2.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(61.83, 13.15, -7.57)

LCH

lch(61.83, 15.17, 330.07)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.042, 331.42)

HWB

hwb(309.6, 55.7%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea792

Analogous

#9f8ea7

#a78ea3

#a78e97

Triadic

#a78ea3

#a3a78e

#8ea3a7

Split-complementary

#a78ea3

#97a78e

#8ea79f

Tetradic

#a78ea3

#a7928e

#8ea792

#8ea3a7

Square

#a78ea3

#a79f8e

#8ea792

#8e97a7

Shades

Color #a78ea3 mixed toward black.

#90718b

#745a70

#574454

#3a2d38

#1d171c

Tints

Color #a78ea3 mixed toward white.

#b6a1b2

#c4b4c2

#d3c7d1

#e2d9e0

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a78ea3 mixed toward gray.

#a590a2

#a392a0

#a1949f

#9f969d

#9d989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9e · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#9ea09d · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#a69a99 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78ea3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78ea3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a78ea3 (#a78ea3) is rgb(167, 142, 163) in RGB.

No, #a78ea3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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