#aaa7ab

Color #aaa7ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa7ab

RGB

rgb(170, 167, 171)

HSL

hsl(285, 2.3%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 2.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.84, 1.83, -1.68)

LCH

lch(68.84, 2.48, 317.45)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0066, 318.08)

HWB

hwb(285, 65.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8aba7

Analogous

#a8a7ab

#aaa7ab

#aba7aa

Triadic

#aaa7ab

#abaaa7

#a7abaa

Split-complementary

#aaa7ab

#aaaba7

#a7aba8

Tetradic

#aaa7ab

#aba7a8

#a8aba7

#a7abaa

Square

#aaa7ab

#aba8a7

#a8aba7

#a7aaab

Shades

Color #aaa7ab mixed toward black.

#8e8a90

#726e73

#565356

#39373a

#1d1c1d

Tints

Color #aaa7ab mixed toward white.

#b8b6b9

#c6c4c7

#d5d3d5

#e3e2e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa7ab mixed toward gray.

#aaa7ab

#aaa8aa

#a9a8aa

#a9a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#aaa9a9 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa7ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa7ab]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#aaa7ab (#aaa7ab) is rgb(170, 167, 171) in RGB.

No, #aaa7ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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