#aaa6ad

Color #aaa6ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa6ad

RGB

rgb(170, 166, 173)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.63, 2.76, -3.1)

LCH

lch(68.63, 4.15, 311.68)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0109, 311.28)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9ada6

Analogous

#a7a6ad

#aaa6ad

#ada6ad

Triadic

#aaa6ad

#adaaa6

#a6adaa

Split-complementary

#aaa6ad

#adada6

#a6ada7

Tetradic

#aaa6ad

#ada6a9

#a9ada6

#a6adaa

Square

#aaa6ad

#ada7a6

#a9ada6

#a6adad

Shades

Color #aaa6ad mixed toward black.

#8e8992

#726c76

#555158

#39363b

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa6ad mixed toward white.

#b8b5bb

#c6c4c8

#d5d3d6

#e3e1e4

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa6ad mixed toward gray.

#aaa7ac

#aaa8ab

#aaa9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ab · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa6ad]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#aaa6ad (#aaa6ad) is rgb(170, 166, 173) in RGB.

No, #aaa6ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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