#aaa5aa

Color #aaa5aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5aa

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.28, 2.73, -1.94)

LCH

lch(68.28, 3.35, 324.6)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0091, 325.78)

HWB

hwb(300, 64.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aaa5

Analogous

#a8a5aa

#aaa5aa

#aaa5a8

Triadic

#aaa5aa

#aaaaa5

#a5aaaa

Split-complementary

#aaa5aa

#a8aaa5

#a5aaa8

Tetradic

#aaa5aa

#aaa5a5

#a5aaa5

#a5aaaa

Square

#aaa5aa

#aaa8a5

#a5aaa5

#a5a8aa

Shades

Color #aaa5aa mixed toward black.

#8f888f

#736c73

#565156

#393639

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa5aa mixed toward white.

#b8b4b8

#c6c3c6

#d5d2d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa5aa mixed toward gray.

#aaa5aa

#a9a6a9

#a8a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a9 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#aaa8a8 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aaa5aa (#aaa5aa) is rgb(170, 165, 170) in RGB.

No, #aaa5aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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