#aaa1a0

Color #aaa1a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa1a0

RGB

rgb(170, 161, 160)

HSL

hsl(6, 5.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 5.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 5.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.96, 3.07, 1.69)

LCH

lch(66.96, 3.5, 28.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0106, 25.11)

HWB

hwb(6, 62.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a9aa

Analogous

#aaa0a4

#aaa1a0

#aaa6a0

Triadic

#aaa1a0

#a0aaa1

#a1a0aa

Split-complementary

#aaa1a0

#a0aaa6

#a0a4aa

Tetradic

#aaa1a0

#a9aaa0

#a0a9aa

#a1a0aa

Square

#aaa1a0

#a4aaa0

#a0a9aa

#a6a0aa

Shades

Color #aaa1a0 mixed toward black.

#908483

#746968

#574f4e

#3a3534

#1d1a1a

Tints

Color #aaa1a0 mixed toward white.

#b8b1b0

#c6c0c0

#d5d0cf

#e3e0df

#f1efef

Tones

Color #aaa1a0 mixed toward gray.

#a9a2a1

#a8a2a2

#a8a3a2

#a7a4a3

#a6a4a4

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

#a6a6a0 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a0 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#aaa0a0 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa1a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa1a0]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#aaa1a0 (#aaa1a0) is rgb(170, 161, 160) in RGB.

No, #aaa1a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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