#a9979e

Color #a9979e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9979e

RGB

rgb(169, 151, 158)

HSL

hsl(336.7, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.7, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 6.5%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.19, 7.89, -1.24)

LCH

lch(64.19, 7.99, 351.07)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0234, 352.15)

HWB

hwb(336.7, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a9a2

Analogous

#a997a7

#a9979e

#a99997

Triadic

#a9979e

#9ea997

#979ea9

Split-complementary

#a9979e

#97a999

#97a7a9

Tetradic

#a9979e

#a9a297

#97a9a2

#979ea9

Square

#a9979e

#a7a997

#97a9a2

#9997a9

Shades

Color #a9979e mixed toward black.

#917a83

#756068

#58484e

#3a3034

#1d181a

Tints

Color #a9979e mixed toward white.

#b7a8ae

#c6babe

#d4cbce

#e2dcdf

#f1eeef

Tones

Color #a9979e mixed toward gray.

#a7989e

#a69a9f

#a49b9f

#a39d9f

#a19ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a19c · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a49c · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#a89b9b · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9979e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9979e]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#a9979e (#a9979e) is rgb(169, 151, 158) in RGB.

No, #a9979e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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