#a2a1ab

Color #a2a1ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a1ab

RGB

rgb(162, 161, 171)

HSL

hsl(246, 5.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 5.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.6, 2.31, -5.04)

LCH

lch(66.6, 5.54, 294.62)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0144, 290.7)

HWB

hwb(246, 63.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaba1

Analogous

#a1a5ab

#a2a1ab

#a7a1ab

Triadic

#a2a1ab

#aba2a1

#a1aba2

Split-complementary

#a2a1ab

#aba7a1

#a5aba1

Tetradic

#a2a1ab

#aba1aa

#aaaba1

#a1aba2

Square

#a2a1ab

#aba1a5

#aaaba1

#a1aba7

Shades

Color #a2a1ab mixed toward black.

#858491

#6a6875

#4f4e58

#35343a

#1a1a1d

Tints

Color #a2a1ab mixed toward white.

#b2b1b9

#c1c0c7

#d1d0d5

#e0e0e3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a2a1ab mixed toward gray.

#a3a2aa

#a3a3a9

#a4a4a8

#a5a4a8

#a5a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a8 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#a2a7a6 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a1ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a1ab]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2a1ab (#a2a1ab) is rgb(162, 161, 171) in RGB.

No, #a2a1ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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