#a8a1a7

Color #a8a1a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a1a7

RGB

rgb(168, 161, 167)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 3.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 4.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 0.6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.98, 3.65, -2.2)

LCH

lch(66.98, 4.26, 328.92)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0117, 330.38)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 63.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a8a2

Analogous

#a5a1a8

#a8a1a7

#a8a1a3

Triadic

#a8a1a7

#a7a8a1

#a1a7a8

Split-complementary

#a8a1a7

#a3a8a1

#a1a8a5

Tetradic

#a8a1a7

#a8a2a1

#a1a8a2

#a1a7a8

Square

#a8a1a7

#a8a5a1

#a1a8a2

#a1a3a8

Shades

Color #a8a1a7 mixed toward black.

#8e848c

#726971

#554f55

#393538

#1c1a1c

Tints

Color #a8a1a7 mixed toward white.

#b7b1b6

#c5c0c4

#d4d0d3

#e2e0e2

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #a8a1a7 mixed toward gray.

#a7a2a7

#a7a2a6

#a6a3a6

#a6a3a5

#a5a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a6 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a5 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a8a4a4 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a1a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a1a7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a8a1a7 (#a8a1a7) is rgb(168, 161, 167) in RGB.

No, #a8a1a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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