#a8939f

Color #a8939f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8939f

RGB

rgb(168, 147, 159)

HSL

hsl(325.7, 10.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(325.7, 12.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 5.4%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(63.09, 9.94, -3.43)

LCH

lch(63.09, 10.52, 340.96)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0301, 342.59)

HWB

hwb(325.7, 57.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93a89c

Analogous

#a793a8

#a8939f

#a89395

Triadic

#a8939f

#9fa893

#939fa8

Split-complementary

#a8939f

#95a893

#93a8a7

Tetradic

#a8939f

#a89c93

#93a89c

#939fa8

Square

#a8939f

#a8a793

#93a89c

#9395a8

Shades

Color #a8939f mixed toward black.

#917685

#745e6b

#574650

#3a2f35

#1d171b

Tints

Color #a8939f mixed toward white.

#b7a5af

#c5b7bf

#d4c9cf

#e2dbdf

#f1edef

Tones

Color #a8939f mixed toward gray.

#a6959f

#a5979f

#a3989e

#a19a9e

#9f9c9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f9c · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a29c · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a79a99 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8939f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8939f]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a8939f (#a8939f) is rgb(168, 147, 159) in RGB.

No, #a8939f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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