#aaa0a9

Color #aaa0a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa0a9

RGB

rgb(170, 160, 169)

HSL

hsl(306, 5.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 5.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 0.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.94, 5.3, -3.36)

LCH

lch(66.94, 6.28, 327.63)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0172, 328.81)

HWB

hwb(306, 62.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0aaa1

Analogous

#a6a0aa

#aaa0a9

#aaa0a4

Triadic

#aaa0a9

#a9aaa0

#a0a9aa

Split-complementary

#aaa0a9

#a4aaa0

#a0aaa6

Tetradic

#aaa0a9

#aaa1a0

#a0aaa1

#a0a9aa

Square

#aaa0a9

#aaa6a0

#a0aaa1

#a0a4aa

Shades

Color #aaa0a9 mixed toward black.

#90838f

#746873

#574e56

#3a3439

#1d1a1d

Tints

Color #aaa0a9 mixed toward white.

#b8b0b7

#c6c0c6

#d5cfd4

#e3dfe2

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #aaa0a9 mixed toward gray.

#a9a1a8

#a8a2a8

#a8a2a7

#a7a3a6

#a6a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a7 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a6 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#aaa5a5 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa0a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa0a9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aaa0a9 (#aaa0a9) is rgb(170, 160, 169) in RGB.

No, #aaa0a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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