#a99ba9

Color #a99ba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a99ba9

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 169)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.5%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 8.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.55, 7.71, -5.42)

LCH

lch(65.55, 9.42, 324.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0256, 325.81)

HWB

hwb(300, 60.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba99b

Analogous

#a29ba9

#a99ba9

#a99ba2

Triadic

#a99ba9

#a9a99b

#9ba9a9

Split-complementary

#a99ba9

#a2a99b

#9ba9a2

Tetradic

#a99ba9

#a99b9b

#9ba99b

#9ba9a9

Square

#a99ba9

#a9a29b

#9ba99b

#9ba2a9

Shades

Color #a99ba9 mixed toward black.

#907e90

#746474

#574b57

#3a323a

#1d191d

Tints

Color #a99ba9 mixed toward white.

#b7acb7

#c6bcc6

#d4cdd4

#e2dee2

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #a99ba9 mixed toward gray.

#a89ca8

#a79da7

#a59ea5

#a4a0a4

#a3a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a6 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a5 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#a8a3a3 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99ba9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a99ba9 (#a99ba9) is rgb(169, 155, 169) in RGB.

No, #a99ba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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