#a8a5ac

Color #a8a5ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a5ac

RGB

rgb(168, 165, 172)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.18, 2.41, -3.23)

LCH

lch(68.18, 4.03, 306.73)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0105, 305.35)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aca5

Analogous

#a5a6ac

#a8a5ac

#aca5ac

Triadic

#a8a5ac

#aca8a5

#a5aca8

Split-complementary

#a8a5ac

#acaca5

#a6aca5

Tetradic

#a8a5ac

#aca5a9

#a9aca5

#a5aca8

Square

#a8a5ac

#aca5a6

#a9aca5

#a5acac

Shades

Color #a8a5ac mixed toward black.

#8c8891

#706c75

#545158

#38363a

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #a8a5ac mixed toward white.

#b7b4ba

#c5c3c8

#d4d2d6

#e2e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #a8a5ac mixed toward gray.

#a8a6ab

#a8a7aa

#a8a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a5ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a5ac]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a8a5ac (#a8a5ac) is rgb(168, 165, 172) in RGB.

No, #a8a5ac is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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