#aba2ae

Color #aba2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aba2ae

RGB

rgb(171, 162, 174)

HSL

hsl(285, 6.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 6.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(67.69, 5.5, -5.03)

LCH

lch(67.69, 7.45, 317.56)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0199, 317.65)

HWB

hwb(285, 63.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aea2

Analogous

#a5a2ae

#aba2ae

#aea2ab

Triadic

#aba2ae

#aeaba2

#a2aeab

Split-complementary

#aba2ae

#abaea2

#a2aea5

Tetradic

#aba2ae

#aea2a5

#a5aea2

#a2aeab

Square

#aba2ae

#aea5a2

#a5aea2

#a2abae

Shades

Color #aba2ae mixed toward black.

#908494

#746878

#574e5a

#3a343c

#1d1a1e

Tints

Color #aba2ae mixed toward white.

#b9b2bc

#c7c1c9

#d5d1d7

#e3e0e4

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #aba2ae mixed toward gray.

#aba3ad

#aaa4ac

#aaa5ab

#a9a6aa

#a9a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ab · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#aba9a8 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba2ae]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#aba2ae (#aba2ae) is rgb(171, 162, 174) in RGB.

No, #aba2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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