#aaa5ab

Color #aaa5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5ab

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 171)

HSL

hsl(290, 3.4%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 3.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.31, 2.92, -2.46)

LCH

lch(68.31, 3.82, 319.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0102, 320.55)

HWB

hwb(290, 64.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aba5

Analogous

#a7a5ab

#aaa5ab

#aba5a9

Triadic

#aaa5ab

#abaaa5

#a5abaa

Split-complementary

#aaa5ab

#a9aba5

#a5aba7

Tetradic

#aaa5ab

#aba5a6

#a6aba5

#a5abaa

Square

#aaa5ab

#aba7a5

#a6aba5

#a5a9ab

Shades

Color #aaa5ab mixed toward black.

#8f8890

#736c74

#565157

#39363a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa5ab mixed toward white.

#b8b4b9

#c6c3c7

#d5d2d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa5ab mixed toward gray.

#aaa6ab

#a9a6aa

#a9a7aa

#a9a7a9

#a8a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#aaa8a8 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa5ab (#aaa5ab) is rgb(170, 165, 171) in RGB.

No, #aaa5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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