#ad9fa8

Color #ad9fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9fa8

RGB

rgb(173, 159, 168)

HSL

hsl(321.4, 7.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.4, 8.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 2.9%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.91, 6.73, -2.82)

LCH

lch(66.91, 7.3, 337.27)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0206, 338.92)

HWB

hwb(321.4, 62.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fada4

Analogous

#ab9fad

#ad9fa8

#ad9fa1

Triadic

#ad9fa8

#a8ad9f

#9fa8ad

Split-complementary

#ad9fa8

#a1ad9f

#9fadab

Tetradic

#ad9fa8

#ada49f

#9fada4

#9fa8ad

Square

#ad9fa8

#adab9f

#9fada4

#9fa1ad

Shades

Color #ad9fa8 mixed toward black.

#94818d

#776671

#5a4c55

#3c3339

#1e191c

Tints

Color #ad9fa8 mixed toward white.

#bbafb7

#c8bfc5

#d6cfd4

#e4dfe2

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ad9fa8 mixed toward gray.

#aca0a8

#aba1a7

#aaa2a7

#a8a4a7

#a7a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a6 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a5 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#aca4a4 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9fa8]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#ad9fa8 (#ad9fa8) is rgb(173, 159, 168) in RGB.

No, #ad9fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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