#a98c9e

Color #a98c9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a98c9e

RGB

rgb(169, 140, 158)

HSL

hsl(322.8, 14.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.8, 17.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 6.5%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.36, 14.06, -5.41)

LCH

lch(61.36, 15.06, 338.95)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0429, 340.68)

HWB

hwb(322.8, 54.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca997

Analogous

#a68ca9

#a98c9e

#a98c90

Triadic

#a98c9e

#9ea98c

#8c9ea9

Split-complementary

#a98c9e

#90a98c

#8ca9a6

Tetradic

#a98c9e

#a9978c

#8ca997

#8c9ea9

Square

#a98c9e

#a9a68c

#8ca997

#8c90a9

Shades

Color #a98c9e mixed toward black.

#936f85

#76586b

#584250

#3b2c35

#1d161b

Tints

Color #a98c9e mixed toward white.

#b79fae

#c6b2be

#d4c6cf

#e2d9df

#f1ecef

Tones

Color #a98c9e mixed toward gray.

#a78e9d

#a4919d

#a2939c

#9f969c

#9d989b

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

#9d9d9a · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#9fa199 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#a89796 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98c9e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#a98c9e (#a98c9e) is rgb(169, 140, 158) in RGB.

No, #a98c9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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