#a88aa5

Color #a88aa5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a88aa5

RGB

rgb(168, 138, 165)

HSL

hsl(306, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 1.8%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(60.97, 16.15, -9.98)

LCH

lch(60.97, 18.98, 328.29)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0524, 329.47)

HWB

hwb(306, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa88d

Analogous

#9c8aa8

#a88aa5

#a88a96

Triadic

#a88aa5

#a5a88a

#8aa5a8

Split-complementary

#a88aa5

#96a88a

#8aa89c

Tetradic

#a88aa5

#a88d8a

#8aa88d

#8aa5a8

Square

#a88aa5

#a89c8a

#8aa88d

#8a96a8

Shades

Color #a88aa5 mixed toward black.

#926d8e

#755772

#584155

#3a2c39

#1d161c

Tints

Color #a88aa5 mixed toward white.

#b69eb4

#c5b1c3

#d3c5d2

#e2d8e1

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a88aa5 mixed toward gray.

#a58da3

#a38fa1

#a0929f

#9e949d

#9b979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9f · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9ea09e · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#a79a99 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 16.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a88aa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88aa5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a88aa5 (#a88aa5) is rgb(168, 138, 165) in RGB.

No, #a88aa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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