#a9979c

Color #a9979c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9979c

RGB

rgb(169, 151, 156)

HSL

hsl(343.3, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.3, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 7.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.14, 7.52, -0.19)

LCH

lch(64.14, 7.52, 358.55)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0224, 358.98)

HWB

hwb(343.3, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a9a4

Analogous

#a997a5

#a9979c

#a99b97

Triadic

#a9979c

#9ca997

#979ca9

Split-complementary

#a9979c

#97a99b

#97a5a9

Tetradic

#a9979c

#a9a497

#97a9a4

#979ca9

Square

#a9979c

#a5a997

#97a9a4

#9b97a9

Shades

Color #a9979c mixed toward black.

#917a80

#756066

#58484d

#3a3033

#1d181a

Tints

Color #a9979c mixed toward white.

#b7a8ac

#c6babd

#d4cbcd

#e2dcde

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #a9979c mixed toward gray.

#a7989d

#a69a9d

#a49b9e

#a39d9f

#a19e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a19b · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a49b · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a89a9a · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9979c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9979c]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9979c (#a9979c) is rgb(169, 151, 156) in RGB.

No, #a9979c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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