#a8a2ac

Color #a8a2ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a2ac

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 172)

HSL

hsl(276, 5.7%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 5.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.39, 4.06, -4.4)

LCH

lch(67.39, 5.99, 312.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0158, 312.18)

HWB

hwb(276, 63.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aca2

Analogous

#a3a2ac

#a8a2ac

#aca2ab

Triadic

#a8a2ac

#aca8a2

#a2aca8

Split-complementary

#a8a2ac

#abaca2

#a2aca3

Tetradic

#a8a2ac

#aca2a6

#a6aca2

#a2aca8

Square

#a8a2ac

#aca3a2

#a6aca2

#a2abac

Shades

Color #a8a2ac mixed toward black.

#8d8592

#716976

#544f58

#38353b

#1c1a1d

Tints

Color #a8a2ac mixed toward white.

#b7b2ba

#c5c1c8

#d4d1d6

#e2e0e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #a8a2ac mixed toward gray.

#a8a3ab

#a8a4aa

#a8a5aa

#a7a5a9

#a7a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5aa · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a8a8a7 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a2ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a2ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a8a2ac (#a8a2ac) is rgb(168, 162, 172) in RGB.

No, #a8a2ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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