#a99ca6

Color #a99ca6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a99ca6

RGB

rgb(169, 156, 166)

HSL

hsl(313.8, 7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.8, 7.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 1.8%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.72, 6.59, -3.49)

LCH

lch(65.72, 7.46, 332.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0207, 333.56)

HWB

hwb(313.8, 61.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca99f

Analogous

#a59ca9

#a99ca6

#a99c9f

Triadic

#a99ca6

#a6a99c

#9ca6a9

Split-complementary

#a99ca6

#9fa99c

#9ca9a5

Tetradic

#a99ca6

#a99f9c

#9ca99f

#9ca6a9

Square

#a99ca6

#a9a59c

#9ca99f

#9c9fa9

Shades

Color #a99ca6 mixed toward black.

#907f8c

#746570

#574c54

#3a3238

#1d191c

Tints

Color #a99ca6 mixed toward white.

#b7acb5

#c6bdc4

#d4cdd2

#e2dee1

#f1eef0

Tones

Color #a99ca6 mixed toward gray.

#a89da5

#a79ea5

#a69fa4

#a5a0a4

#a4a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3a4 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a3 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#a8a2a1 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99ca6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99ca6]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Deep Pink #ff1493

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a99ca6 (#a99ca6) is rgb(169, 156, 166) in RGB.

No, #a99ca6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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