#ad8baa

Color #ad8baa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 18.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ad8baa

RGB

rgb(173, 139, 170)

HSL

hsl(305.3, 17.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.3, 19.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.7%, 1.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(61.87, 18.31, -11.43)

LCH

lch(61.87, 21.58, 328.03)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0595, 329.17)

HWB

hwb(305.3, 54.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bad8e

Analogous

#9f8bad

#ad8baa

#ad8b99

Triadic

#ad8baa

#aaad8b

#8baaad

Split-complementary

#ad8baa

#99ad8b

#8bad9f

Tetradic

#ad8baa

#ad8e8b

#8bad8e

#8baaad

Square

#ad8baa

#ad9f8b

#8bad8e

#8b99ad

Shades

Color #ad8baa mixed toward black.

#986d94

#7a5677

#5b4159

#3d2b3b

#1e161e

Tints

Color #ad8baa mixed toward white.

#bb9eb8

#c8b2c6

#d6c5d5

#e4d8e3

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #ad8baa mixed toward gray.

#aa8ea8

#a791a5

#a594a3

#a296a1

#9f999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa3 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a4a1 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#ac9e9c · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad8baa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad8baa]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ad8baa (#ad8baa) is rgb(173, 139, 170) in RGB.

No, #ad8baa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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