#aaa4aa

Color #aaa4aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa4aa

RGB

rgb(170, 164, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.4%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 3.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.02, 3.28, -2.33)

LCH

lch(68.02, 4.02, 324.61)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0109, 325.44)

HWB

hwb(300, 64.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aaa4

Analogous

#a7a4aa

#aaa4aa

#aaa4a7

Triadic

#aaa4aa

#aaaaa4

#a4aaaa

Split-complementary

#aaa4aa

#a7aaa4

#a4aaa7

Tetradic

#aaa4aa

#aaa4a4

#a4aaa4

#a4aaaa

Square

#aaa4aa

#aaa7a4

#a4aaa4

#a4a7aa

Shades

Color #aaa4aa mixed toward black.

#8f878f

#736c73

#565156

#3a363a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa4aa mixed toward white.

#b8b3b8

#c6c2c6

#d5d2d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa4aa mixed toward gray.

#aaa5aa

#a9a5a9

#a9a6a9

#a8a6a8

#a8a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#aaa7a7 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa4aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa4aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aaa4aa (#aaa4aa) is rgb(170, 164, 170) in RGB.

No, #aaa4aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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