#a88ba6

Color #a88ba6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a88ba6

RGB

rgb(168, 139, 166)

HSL

hsl(304.1, 14.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.1, 17.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 1.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.26, 15.77, -10.12)

LCH

lch(61.26, 18.74, 327.31)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0515, 328.35)

HWB

hwb(304.1, 54.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba88d

Analogous

#9b8ba8

#a88ba6

#a88b98

Triadic

#a88ba6

#a6a88b

#8ba6a8

Split-complementary

#a88ba6

#98a88b

#8ba89b

Tetradic

#a88ba6

#a88d8b

#8ba88d

#8ba6a8

Square

#a88ba6

#a89b8b

#8ba88d

#8b98a8

Shades

Color #a88ba6 mixed toward black.

#926e90

#755873

#584256

#3a2c39

#1d161d

Tints

Color #a88ba6 mixed toward white.

#b79eb5

#c5b2c4

#d4c5d3

#e2d8e1

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #a88ba6 mixed toward gray.

#a68da4

#a390a2

#a192a0

#9e959e

#9c979c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca0 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#9ea09f · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#a79b9a · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88ba6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a88ba6 (#a88ba6) is rgb(168, 139, 166) in RGB.

No, #a88ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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