#ab9ba9

Color #ab9ba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9ba9

RGB

rgb(171, 155, 169)

HSL

hsl(307.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 1.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.72, 8.43, -5.15)

LCH

lch(65.72, 9.88, 328.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0272, 329.94)

HWB

hwb(307.5, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bab9d

Analogous

#a59bab

#ab9ba9

#ab9ba1

Triadic

#ab9ba9

#a9ab9b

#9ba9ab

Split-complementary

#ab9ba9

#a1ab9b

#9baba5

Tetradic

#ab9ba9

#ab9d9b

#9bab9d

#9ba9ab

Square

#ab9ba9

#aba59b

#9bab9d

#9ba1ab

Shades

Color #ab9ba9 mixed toward black.

#927d90

#766374

#594a57

#3b323a

#1e191d

Tints

Color #ab9ba9 mixed toward white.

#b9acb7

#c7bcc6

#d5cdd4

#e3dee2

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #ab9ba9 mixed toward gray.

#aa9ca8

#a89ea7

#a79fa6

#a6a0a5

#a4a2a4

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

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a5 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#aaa3a3 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9ba9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab9ba9 (#ab9ba9) is rgb(171, 155, 169) in RGB.

No, #ab9ba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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