#a8a1a5

Color #a8a1a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a1a5

RGB

rgb(168, 161, 165)

HSL

hsl(325.7, 3.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(325.7, 4.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 1.8%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.92, 3.27, -1.17)

LCH

lch(66.92, 3.47, 340.31)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0099, 341.75)

HWB

hwb(325.7, 63.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a8a4

Analogous

#a7a1a8

#a8a1a5

#a8a1a1

Triadic

#a8a1a5

#a5a8a1

#a1a5a8

Split-complementary

#a8a1a5

#a1a8a1

#a1a8a7

Tetradic

#a8a1a5

#a8a4a1

#a1a8a4

#a1a5a8

Square

#a8a1a5

#a8a7a1

#a1a8a4

#a1a1a8

Shades

Color #a8a1a5 mixed toward black.

#8e848a

#72696e

#554f53

#393537

#1c1a1c

Tints

Color #a8a1a5 mixed toward white.

#b7b1b4

#c5c0c3

#d4d0d2

#e2e0e1

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #a8a1a5 mixed toward gray.

#a7a2a5

#a6a3a5

#a5a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a4 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a4 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a8a3a3 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a1a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a1a5]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a8a1a5 (#a8a1a5) is rgb(168, 161, 165) in RGB.

No, #a8a1a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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