#ab99ad

Color #ab99ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab99ad

RGB

rgb(171, 153, 173)

HSL

hsl(294, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.32, 10.31, -7.98)

LCH

lch(65.32, 13.04, 322.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0353, 322.84)

HWB

hwb(294, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bad99

Analogous

#a199ad

#ab99ad

#ad99a5

Triadic

#ab99ad

#adab99

#99adab

Split-complementary

#ab99ad

#a5ad99

#99ada1

Tetradic

#ab99ad

#ad999b

#9bad99

#99adab

Square

#ab99ad

#ada199

#9bad99

#99a5ad

Shades

Color #ab99ad mixed toward black.

#927b95

#766178

#59495a

#3b303c

#1e181e

Tints

Color #ab99ad mixed toward white.

#b9aabb

#c7bbc8

#d5ccd6

#e3dde4

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #ab99ad mixed toward gray.

#aa9bab

#a89caa

#a79ea8

#a6a0a6

#a4a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3a8 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a7 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#aaa5a4 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab99ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab99ad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab99ad (#ab99ad) is rgb(171, 153, 173) in RGB.

No, #ab99ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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