#aba7ba

Color #aba7ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aba7ba

RGB

rgb(171, 167, 186)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 12.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 10.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.36, 5.13, -9.22)

LCH

lch(69.36, 10.55, 299.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0274, 295.26)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 65.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6baa7

Analogous

#a7acba

#aba7ba

#b4a7ba

Triadic

#aba7ba

#baaba7

#a7baab

Split-complementary

#aba7ba

#bab4a7

#acbaa7

Tetradic

#aba7ba

#baa7b6

#b6baa7

#a7baab

Square

#aba7ba

#baa7ac

#b6baa7

#a7bab4

Shades

Color #aba7ba mixed toward black.

#8b86a0

#6d6784

#524e63

#373442

#1b1a21

Tints

Color #aba7ba mixed toward white.

#b9b6c5

#c7c4d1

#d5d3dc

#e3e2e8

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #aba7ba mixed toward gray.

#aca9b8

#adaab7

#aeacb5

#afadb4

#b0afb2

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

#a9a9b6 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaab5 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#abb2b1 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba7ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba7ba]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aba7ba (#aba7ba) is rgb(171, 167, 186) in RGB.

No, #aba7ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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