#aaa6ab

Color #aaa6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa6ab

RGB

rgb(170, 166, 171)

HSL

hsl(288, 2.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.58, 2.37, -2.07)

LCH

lch(68.58, 3.15, 318.87)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0084, 319.33)

HWB

hwb(288, 65.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7aba6

Analogous

#a8a6ab

#aaa6ab

#aba6aa

Triadic

#aaa6ab

#abaaa6

#a6abaa

Split-complementary

#aaa6ab

#aaaba6

#a6aba8

Tetradic

#aaa6ab

#aba6a7

#a7aba6

#a6abaa

Square

#aaa6ab

#aba8a6

#a7aba6

#a6aaab

Shades

Color #aaa6ab mixed toward black.

#8e8990

#726d74

#565257

#39373a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa6ab mixed toward white.

#b8b5b9

#c6c4c7

#d5d3d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa6ab mixed toward gray.

#aaa6ab

#aaa7aa

#a9a7aa

#a9a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#aaa9a9 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa6ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa6ab (#aaa6ab) is rgb(170, 166, 171) in RGB.

No, #aaa6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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