#a6a3ac

Color #a6a3ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a6a3ac

RGB

rgb(166, 163, 172)

HSL

hsl(260, 5.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 5.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.49, 2.8, -4.26)

LCH

lch(67.49, 5.1, 303.32)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0133, 301.18)

HWB

hwb(260, 63.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aca3

Analogous

#a3a5ac

#a6a3ac

#aba3ac

Triadic

#a6a3ac

#aca6a3

#a3aca6

Split-complementary

#a6a3ac

#acaba3

#a5aca3

Tetradic

#a6a3ac

#aca3a9

#a9aca3

#a3aca6

Square

#a6a3ac

#aca3a5

#a9aca3

#a3acab

Shades

Color #a6a3ac mixed toward black.

#8a8691

#6e6a75

#524f58

#37353b

#1b1a1d

Tints

Color #a6a3ac mixed toward white.

#b5b2ba

#c4c2c8

#d3d1d5

#e1e0e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a6a3ac mixed toward gray.

#a6a4ab

#a7a5ab

#a7a5aa

#a7a6a9

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5aa · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a9 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a6a8a8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a3ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a3ac]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a3ac (#a6a3ac) is rgb(166, 163, 172) in RGB.

No, #a6a3ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a6a3ac, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast