#ad9aa8

Color #ad9aa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9aa8

RGB

rgb(173, 154, 168)

HSL

hsl(315.8, 10.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.8, 11%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 2.9%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.61, 9.51, -4.73)

LCH

lch(65.61, 10.62, 333.56)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0297, 335.08)

HWB

hwb(315.8, 60.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aad9f

Analogous

#a89aad

#ad9aa8

#ad9a9e

Triadic

#ad9aa8

#a8ad9a

#9aa8ad

Split-complementary

#ad9aa8

#9ead9a

#9aada8

Tetradic

#ad9aa8

#ad9f9a

#9aad9f

#9aa8ad

Square

#ad9aa8

#ada89a

#9aad9f

#9a9ead

Shades

Color #ad9aa8 mixed toward black.

#957c8e

#786272

#5a4956

#3c3139

#1e181d

Tints

Color #ad9aa8 mixed toward white.

#bbabb6

#c8bcc5

#d6ccd3

#e4dde2

#f1eef0

Tones

Color #ad9aa8 mixed toward gray.

#ab9ca7

#aa9da6

#a89fa6

#a7a0a5

#a5a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a8a4 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#aca2a2 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9aa8]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ad9aa8 (#ad9aa8) is rgb(173, 154, 168) in RGB.

No, #ad9aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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