#aaa8b1

Color #aaa8b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.01 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8b1

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 177)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 5.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 5.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.27, 2.44, -4.37)

LCH

lch(69.27, 5.01, 299.18)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0129, 296.17)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 65.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb1a8

Analogous

#a8aab1

#aaa8b1

#aea8b1

Triadic

#aaa8b1

#b1aaa8

#a8b1aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8b1

#b1aea8

#aab1a8

Tetradic

#aaa8b1

#b1a8af

#afb1a8

#a8b1aa

Square

#aaa8b1

#b1a8aa

#afb1a8

#a8b1ae

Shades

Color #aaa8b1 mixed toward black.

#8c8a96

#6f6d79

#54515b

#38363d

#1c1b1e

Tints

Color #aaa8b1 mixed toward white.

#b8b6be

#c6c5cb

#d4d3d8

#e3e2e5

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #aaa8b1 mixed toward gray.

#aaa9b0

#aba9af

#abaaaf

#acabae

#acacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9af · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#aaadad · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8b1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8b1 (#aaa8b1) is rgb(170, 168, 177) in RGB.

No, #aaa8b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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