#a8a4ae

Color #a8a4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a4ae

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 174)

HSL

hsl(264, 5.8%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(67.97, 3.35, -4.64)

LCH

lch(67.97, 5.72, 305.83)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.015, 304.11)

HWB

hwb(264, 64.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaea4

Analogous

#a4a5ae

#a8a4ae

#ada4ae

Triadic

#a8a4ae

#aea8a4

#a4aea8

Split-complementary

#a8a4ae

#aeada4

#a5aea4

Tetradic

#a8a4ae

#aea4aa

#aaaea4

#a4aea8

Square

#a8a4ae

#aea4a5

#aaaea4

#a4aead

Shades

Color #a8a4ae mixed toward black.

#8c8694

#6f6a77

#545059

#38353c

#1c1b1e

Tints

Color #a8a4ae mixed toward white.

#b7b3bc

#c5c2c9

#d4d2d7

#e2e1e4

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #a8a4ae mixed toward gray.

#a8a5ad

#a8a6ac

#a9a7ac

#a9a7ab

#a9a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a8aaa9 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a4ae]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a8a4ae (#a8a4ae) is rgb(168, 164, 174) in RGB.

No, #a8a4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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