#aaa9ab

Color #aaa9ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.17 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa9ab

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 171)

HSL

hsl(270, 1.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.37, 0.73, -0.9)

LCH

lch(69.37, 1.16, 309.05)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0031, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 66.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaba9

Analogous

#a9a9ab

#aaa9ab

#aba9ab

Triadic

#aaa9ab

#abaaa9

#a9abaa

Split-complementary

#aaa9ab

#ababa9

#a9aba9

Tetradic

#aaa9ab

#aba9aa

#aaaba9

#a9abaa

Square

#aaa9ab

#aba9a9

#aaaba9

#a9abab

Shades

Color #aaa9ab mixed toward black.

#8e8c8f

#717073

#555456

#393839

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #aaa9ab mixed toward white.

#b8b7b9

#c6c6c7

#d5d4d5

#e3e2e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aaa9ab mixed toward gray.

#aaa9ab

#aaaaab

#aaaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaab · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa9ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa9ab]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#aaa9ab (#aaa9ab) is rgb(170, 169, 171) in RGB.

No, #aaa9ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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