#aaa8a5

Color #aaa8a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.83 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8a5

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 165)

HSL

hsl(36, 2.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 2.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 2.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.94, 0.16, 1.8)

LCH

lch(68.94, 1.81, 84.92)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0049, 78.23)

HWB

hwb(36, 64.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a7aa

Analogous

#aaa6a5

#aaa8a5

#aaaaa5

Triadic

#aaa8a5

#a5aaa8

#a8a5aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8a5

#a5aaaa

#a6a5aa

Tetradic

#aaa8a5

#a7aaa5

#a5a7aa

#a8a5aa

Square

#aaa8a5

#a5aaa6

#a5a7aa

#aaa5aa

Shades

Color #aaa8a5 mixed toward black.

#8f8c88

#73706c

#565451

#393836

#1d1c1b

Tints

Color #aaa8a5 mixed toward white.

#b8b7b4

#c6c5c3

#d5d4d2

#e3e2e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #aaa8a5 mixed toward gray.

#aaa8a5

#a9a8a6

#a8a8a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a6 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a6 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#aaa6a6 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8a5]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8a5 (#aaa8a5) is rgb(170, 168, 165) in RGB.

No, #aaa8a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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