#a98c9f

Color #a98c9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a98c9f

RGB

rgb(169, 140, 159)

HSL

hsl(320.7, 14.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.7, 17.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 5.9%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.39, 14.25, -5.93)

LCH

lch(61.39, 15.43, 337.41)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0438, 339)

HWB

hwb(320.7, 54.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca996

Analogous

#a58ca9

#a98c9f

#a98c91

Triadic

#a98c9f

#9fa98c

#8c9fa9

Split-complementary

#a98c9f

#91a98c

#8ca9a5

Tetradic

#a98c9f

#a9968c

#8ca996

#8c9fa9

Square

#a98c9f

#a9a58c

#8ca996

#8c91a9

Shades

Color #a98c9f mixed toward black.

#936f86

#76586c

#584251

#3b2c36

#1d161b

Tints

Color #a98c9f mixed toward white.

#b79faf

#c6b2bf

#d4c6cf

#e2d9df

#f1ecef

Tones

Color #a98c9f mixed toward gray.

#a78e9e

#a4919e

#a2939d

#9f969c

#9d989b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9b · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa19a · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#a89796 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98c9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98c9f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#a98c9f (#a98c9f) is rgb(169, 140, 159) in RGB.

No, #a98c9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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