#a9a6ac

Color #a9a6ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a6ac

RGB

rgb(169, 166, 172)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 3.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.52, 2.21, -2.71)

LCH

lch(68.52, 3.5, 309.2)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0092, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 65.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aca6

Analogous

#a6a6ac

#a9a6ac

#aca6ac

Triadic

#a9a6ac

#aca9a6

#a6aca9

Split-complementary

#a9a6ac

#acaca6

#a6aca6

Tetradic

#a9a6ac

#aca6a9

#a9aca6

#a6aca9

Square

#a9a6ac

#aca6a6

#a9aca6

#a6acac

Shades

Color #a9a6ac mixed toward black.

#8d8991

#716d75

#555257

#38363a

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #a9a6ac mixed toward white.

#b7b5ba

#c6c4c8

#d4d3d6

#e2e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #a9a6ac mixed toward gray.

#a9a7ac

#a9a7ab

#a9a8ab

#a9a8aa

#a9a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ab · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a6ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a6ac]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a9a6ac (#a9a6ac) is rgb(169, 166, 172) in RGB.

No, #a9a6ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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