#a79cac

Color #a79cac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a79cac

RGB

rgb(167, 156, 172)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 8.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 9.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.73, 7.03, -6.86)

LCH

lch(65.73, 9.82, 315.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0261, 315.47)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 61.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1ac9c

Analogous

#9f9cac

#a79cac

#ac9ca9

Triadic

#a79cac

#aca79c

#9caca7

Split-complementary

#a79cac

#a9ac9c

#9cac9f

Tetradic

#a79cac

#ac9ca1

#a1ac9c

#9caca7

Square

#a79cac

#ac9f9c

#a1ac9c

#9ca9ac

Shades

Color #a79cac mixed toward black.

#8d7e93

#716477

#554b59

#38323b

#1c191e

Tints

Color #a79cac mixed toward white.

#b6acba

#c4bdc8

#d3cdd5

#e2dee3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a79cac mixed toward gray.

#a69dab

#a69fa9

#a5a0a8

#a5a1a7

#a4a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a8 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a7 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a6a5a5 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79cac]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a79cac (#a79cac) is rgb(167, 156, 172) in RGB.

No, #a79cac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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