#aeaaaf

Color #aeaaaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaaaf

RGB

rgb(174, 170, 175)

HSL

hsl(288, 3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(70.07, 2.36, -2.06)

LCH

lch(70.07, 3.13, 318.88)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0084, 319.84)

HWB

hwb(288, 66.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abafaa

Analogous

#abaaaf

#aeaaaf

#afaaad

Triadic

#aeaaaf

#afaeaa

#aaafae

Split-complementary

#aeaaaf

#adafaa

#aaafab

Tetradic

#aeaaaf

#afaaab

#abafaa

#aaafae

Square

#aeaaaf

#afabaa

#abafaa

#aaadaf

Shades

Color #aeaaaf mixed toward black.

#928c93

#756f76

#585459

#3a383b

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #aeaaaf mixed toward white.

#bbb8bc

#c9c6ca

#d6d4d7

#e4e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeaaaf mixed toward gray.

#aeaaae

#adabae

#adacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacae · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#adadae · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#aeadad · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaaaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaaaf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#aeaaaf (#aeaaaf) is rgb(174, 170, 175) in RGB.

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

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