#a79ca6

Color #a79ca6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ca6

RGB

rgb(167, 156, 166)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 5.9%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 6.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 0.6%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.55, 5.87, -3.76)

LCH

lch(65.55, 6.97, 327.36)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0191, 328.73)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 61.2%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca79d

Analogous

#a29ca7

#a79ca6

#a79ca0

Triadic

#a79ca6

#a6a79c

#9ca6a7

Split-complementary

#a79ca6

#a0a79c

#9ca7a2

Tetradic

#a79ca6

#a79d9c

#9ca79d

#9ca6a7

Square

#a79ca6

#a7a29c

#9ca79d

#9ca0a7

Shades

Color #a79ca6 mixed toward black.

#8e7f8c

#726571

#554c55

#393338

#1c191c

Tints

Color #a79ca6 mixed toward white.

#b6acb5

#c4bdc4

#d3cdd2

#e2dee1

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a79ca6 mixed toward gray.

#a69da5

#a59ea4

#a49fa4

#a3a0a3

#a2a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a3 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#a6a2a1 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ca6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ca6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a79ca6 (#a79ca6) is rgb(167, 156, 166) in RGB.

No, #a79ca6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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