#a99ea1

Color #a99ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a99ea1

RGB

rgb(169, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(343.6, 6%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.6, 6.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 4.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(66.11, 4.55, -0.12)

LCH

lch(66.11, 4.55, 358.49)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0135, 358.73)

HWB

hwb(343.6, 62%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea9a6

Analogous

#a99ea6

#a99ea1

#a9a09e

Triadic

#a99ea1

#a1a99e

#9ea1a9

Split-complementary

#a99ea1

#9ea9a0

#9ea6a9

Tetradic

#a99ea1

#a9a69e

#9ea9a6

#9ea1a9

Square

#a99ea1

#a6a99e

#9ea9a6

#a09ea9

Shades

Color #a99ea1 mixed toward black.

#8f8185

#74666a

#574d50

#3a3335

#1d1a1b

Tints

Color #a99ea1 mixed toward white.

#b7aeb1

#c6bec0

#d4ced0

#e2dfe0

#f1efef

Tones

Color #a99ea1 mixed toward gray.

#a89fa1

#a7a0a2

#a6a1a2

#a5a2a3

#a4a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a0 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#a8a0a0 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a99ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99ea1]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a99ea1 (#a99ea1) is rgb(169, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #a99ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a99ea1, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast