#ad99ac

Color #ad99ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ad99ac

RGB

rgb(173, 153, 172)

HSL

hsl(303, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 0.6%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.47, 10.83, -7.18)

LCH

lch(65.47, 12.99, 326.46)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0356, 327.52)

HWB

hwb(303, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99ad9a

Analogous

#a499ad

#ad99ac

#ad99a2

Triadic

#ad99ac

#acad99

#99acad

Split-complementary

#ad99ac

#a2ad99

#99ada4

Tetradic

#ad99ac

#ad9a99

#99ad9a

#99acad

Square

#ad99ac

#ada499

#99ad9a

#99a2ad

Shades

Color #ad99ac mixed toward black.

#957b93

#786177

#5a4959

#3c303c

#1e181e

Tints

Color #ad99ac mixed toward white.

#bbaaba

#c8bbc8

#d6ccd5

#e4dde3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #ad99ac mixed toward gray.

#ab9baa

#aa9ca9

#a89ea7

#a6a0a6

#a5a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a7 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#aca4a3 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad99ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad99ac]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ad99ac (#ad99ac) is rgb(173, 153, 172) in RGB.

No, #ad99ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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