#aaa6aa

Color #aaa6aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.76 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa6aa

RGB

rgb(170, 166, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.55, 2.18, -1.55)

LCH

lch(68.55, 2.67, 324.59)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0073, 325.65)

HWB

hwb(300, 65.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aaa6

Analogous

#a8a6aa

#aaa6aa

#aaa6a8

Triadic

#aaa6aa

#aaaaa6

#a6aaaa

Split-complementary

#aaa6aa

#a8aaa6

#a6aaa8

Tetradic

#aaa6aa

#aaa6a6

#a6aaa6

#a6aaaa

Square

#aaa6aa

#aaa8a6

#a6aaa6

#a6a8aa

Shades

Color #aaa6aa mixed toward black.

#8f898f

#736d73

#565256

#393739

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa6aa mixed toward white.

#b8b5b8

#c6c4c6

#d5d3d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa6aa mixed toward gray.

#aaa6aa

#a9a7a9

#a8a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a9 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#aaa8a8 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa6aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aaa6aa (#aaa6aa) is rgb(170, 166, 170) in RGB.

No, #aaa6aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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