#a8a5a8

Color #a8a5a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.33 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a5a8

RGB

rgb(168, 165, 168)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.07, 1.64, -1.17)

LCH

lch(68.07, 2.01, 324.5)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0055, 325.44)

HWB

hwb(300, 64.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a8a5

Analogous

#a7a5a8

#a8a5a8

#a8a5a7

Triadic

#a8a5a8

#a8a8a5

#a5a8a8

Split-complementary

#a8a5a8

#a7a8a5

#a5a8a7

Tetradic

#a8a5a8

#a8a5a5

#a5a8a5

#a5a8a8

Square

#a8a5a8

#a8a7a5

#a5a8a5

#a5a7a8

Shades

Color #a8a5a8 mixed toward black.

#8d898d

#716d71

#555255

#383738

#1c1b1c

Tints

Color #a8a5a8 mixed toward white.

#b7b4b7

#c5c3c5

#d4d2d4

#e2e1e2

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #a8a5a8 mixed toward gray.

#a8a5a8

#a8a6a8

#a7a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#a8a7a7 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a5a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a5a8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a8a5a8 (#a8a5a8) is rgb(168, 165, 168) in RGB.

No, #a8a5a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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