#a79ca4

Color #a79ca4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ca4

RGB

rgb(167, 156, 164)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 5.9%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 6.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 1.8%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.49, 5.49, -2.72)

LCH

lch(65.49, 6.13, 333.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0171, 335.08)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 61.2%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca79f

Analogous

#a49ca7

#a79ca4

#a79c9e

Triadic

#a79ca4

#a4a79c

#9ca4a7

Split-complementary

#a79ca4

#9ea79c

#9ca7a4

Tetradic

#a79ca4

#a79f9c

#9ca79f

#9ca4a7

Square

#a79ca4

#a7a49c

#9ca79f

#9c9ea7

Shades

Color #a79ca4 mixed toward black.

#8e7f8a

#72656e

#554c53

#393337

#1c191c

Tints

Color #a79ca4 mixed toward white.

#b6acb3

#c4bdc2

#d3cdd1

#e2dee1

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a79ca4 mixed toward gray.

#a69da4

#a59ea3

#a49fa3

#a3a0a2

#a2a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a2 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a6a1a0 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ca4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ca4]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a79ca4 (#a79ca4) is rgb(167, 156, 164) in RGB.

No, #a79ca4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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