#a8a4aa

Color #a8a4aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.9 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a4aa

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 170)

HSL

hsl(280, 3.4%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 3.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.86, 2.57, -2.59)

LCH

lch(67.86, 3.65, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0097, 314.58)

HWB

hwb(280, 64.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aaa4

Analogous

#a5a4aa

#a8a4aa

#aaa4a9

Triadic

#a8a4aa

#aaa8a4

#a4aaa8

Split-complementary

#a8a4aa

#a9aaa4

#a4aaa5

Tetradic

#a8a4aa

#aaa4a6

#a6aaa4

#a4aaa8

Square

#a8a4aa

#aaa5a4

#a6aaa4

#a4a9aa

Shades

Color #a8a4aa mixed toward black.

#8d878f

#716c73

#545156

#38363a

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #a8a4aa mixed toward white.

#b7b3b8

#c5c2c6

#d4d2d5

#e2e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #a8a4aa mixed toward gray.

#a8a5aa

#a8a5a9

#a8a6a9

#a7a6a8

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a8 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a8a7a7 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a4aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a4aa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a8a4aa (#a8a4aa) is rgb(168, 164, 170) in RGB.

No, #a8a4aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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