#aaa9ad

Color #aaa9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.24 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa9ad

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 173)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.43, 1.12, -1.93)

LCH

lch(69.43, 2.23, 300.13)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0058, 297.9)

HWB

hwb(255, 66.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acada9

Analogous

#a9aaad

#aaa9ad

#aca9ad

Triadic

#aaa9ad

#adaaa9

#a9adaa

Split-complementary

#aaa9ad

#adaca9

#aaada9

Tetradic

#aaa9ad

#ada9ac

#acada9

#a9adaa

Square

#aaa9ad

#ada9aa

#acada9

#a9adac

Shades

Color #aaa9ad mixed toward black.

#8d8c91

#716f75

#555358

#38383a

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #aaa9ad mixed toward white.

#b8b7bb

#c6c6c8

#d5d4d6

#e3e2e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aaa9ad mixed toward gray.

#aaa9ad

#aaaaac

#abaaac

#ababab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaac · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#aaaaac · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#aaabab · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa9ad]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa9ad (#aaa9ad) is rgb(170, 169, 173) in RGB.

No, #aaa9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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