#aa8ba5

Color #aa8ba5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8ba5

RGB

rgb(170, 139, 165)

HSL

hsl(309.7, 15.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.7, 18.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 2.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.42, 16.3, -9.29)

LCH

lch(61.42, 18.76, 330.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.052, 331.66)

HWB

hwb(309.7, 54.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8baa90

Analogous

#a08baa

#aa8ba5

#aa8b96

Triadic

#aa8ba5

#a5aa8b

#8ba5aa

Split-complementary

#aa8ba5

#96aa8b

#8baaa0

Tetradic

#aa8ba5

#aa908b

#8baa90

#8ba5aa

Square

#aa8ba5

#aaa08b

#8baa90

#8b96aa

Shades

Color #aa8ba5 mixed toward black.

#946d8e

#775772

#594155

#3b2c39

#1e161c

Tints

Color #aa8ba5 mixed toward white.

#b89eb4

#c6b2c3

#d5c5d2

#e3d8e1

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #aa8ba5 mixed toward gray.

#a78ea3

#a590a2

#a293a0

#a0959e

#9d989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d9f · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#9fa19e · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#a99a99 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8ba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8ba5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aa8ba5 (#aa8ba5) is rgb(170, 139, 165) in RGB.

No, #aa8ba5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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