#aba8ad

Color #aba8ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8ad

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 173)

HSL

hsl(276, 3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 2.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.24, 2.01, -2.19)

LCH

lch(69.24, 2.97, 312.55)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0079, 312.42)

HWB

hwb(276, 65.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaada8

Analogous

#a9a8ad

#aba8ad

#ada8ad

Triadic

#aba8ad

#adaba8

#a8adab

Split-complementary

#aba8ad

#adada8

#a8ada9

Tetradic

#aba8ad

#ada8aa

#aaada8

#a8adab

Square

#aba8ad

#ada9a8

#aaada8

#a8adad

Shades

Color #aba8ad mixed toward black.

#8f8b92

#726e75

#565358

#39373b

#1d1c1d

Tints

Color #aba8ad mixed toward white.

#b9b7bb

#c7c5c8

#d5d4d6

#e3e2e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aba8ad mixed toward gray.

#aba8ad

#aba9ac

#abaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaac · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaaac · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#ababab · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8ad]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#aba8ad (#aba8ad) is rgb(171, 168, 173) in RGB.

No, #aba8ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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