#a98ba6

Color #a98ba6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a98ba6

RGB

rgb(169, 139, 166)

HSL

hsl(306, 14.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 17.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 1.8%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.35, 16.13, -9.97)

LCH

lch(61.35, 18.96, 328.28)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0523, 329.41)

HWB

hwb(306, 54.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba98e

Analogous

#9d8ba9

#a98ba6

#a98b97

Triadic

#a98ba6

#a6a98b

#8ba6a9

Split-complementary

#a98ba6

#97a98b

#8ba99d

Tetradic

#a98ba6

#a98e8b

#8ba98e

#8ba6a9

Square

#a98ba6

#a99d8b

#8ba98e

#8b97a9

Shades

Color #a98ba6 mixed toward black.

#936d8f

#765773

#584256

#3b2c39

#1d161d

Tints

Color #a98ba6 mixed toward white.

#b79eb5

#c6b2c4

#d4c5d3

#e2d8e1

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #a98ba6 mixed toward gray.

#a78da4

#a490a2

#a292a0

#9f959e

#9d989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa19f · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#a89b9a · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98ba6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a98ba6 (#a98ba6) is rgb(169, 139, 166) in RGB.

No, #a98ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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