#a8a6a9

Color #a8a6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.02 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a6a9

RGB

rgb(168, 166, 169)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.36, 1.28, -1.29)

LCH

lch(68.36, 1.82, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0048, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 65.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a9a6

Analogous

#a7a6a9

#a8a6a9

#a9a6a9

Triadic

#a8a6a9

#a9a8a6

#a6a9a8

Split-complementary

#a8a6a9

#a9a9a6

#a6a9a7

Tetradic

#a8a6a9

#a9a6a7

#a7a9a6

#a6a9a8

Square

#a8a6a9

#a9a7a6

#a7a9a6

#a6a9a9

Shades

Color #a8a6a9 mixed toward black.

#8c8a8e

#706e72

#545255

#383739

#1c1b1c

Tints

Color #a8a6a9 mixed toward white.

#b7b5b7

#c5c4c6

#d4d3d4

#e2e1e2

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #a8a6a9 mixed toward gray.

#a8a6a9

#a8a7a9

#a8a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a8 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a8 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a6a9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a8a6a9 (#a8a6a9) is rgb(168, 166, 169) in RGB.

No, #a8a6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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