#aa96ae

Color #aa96ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aa96ae

RGB

rgb(170, 150, 174)

HSL

hsl(290, 12.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 13.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 13.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.5, 11.84, -9.79)

LCH

lch(64.5, 15.36, 320.41)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0413, 320.6)

HWB

hwb(290, 58.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aae96

Analogous

#9e96ae

#aa96ae

#ae96a6

Triadic

#aa96ae

#aeaa96

#96aeaa

Split-complementary

#aa96ae

#a6ae96

#96ae9e

Tetradic

#aa96ae

#ae969a

#9aae96

#96aeaa

Square

#aa96ae

#ae9e96

#9aae96

#96a6ae

Shades

Color #aa96ae mixed toward black.

#917796

#755e7a

#58475b

#3b2f3d

#1d181e

Tints

Color #aa96ae mixed toward white.

#b8a7bb

#c6b9c9

#d4cad6

#e3dce4

#f1edf1

Tones

Color #aa96ae mixed toward gray.

#a998ac

#a79aaa

#a69ca8

#a59ea6

#a3a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a7 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#a9a4a3 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa96ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa96ae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#aa96ae (#aa96ae) is rgb(170, 150, 174) in RGB.

No, #aa96ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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