#aaa1ab

Color #aaa1ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#aaa1ab

RGB

rgb(170, 161, 171)

HSL

hsl(294, 5.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 5.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.26, 5.12, -4)

LCH

lch(67.26, 6.5, 322)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0175, 322.67)

HWB

hwb(294, 63.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2aba1

Analogous

#a5a1ab

#aaa1ab

#aba1a7

Triadic

#aaa1ab

#abaaa1

#a1abaa

Split-complementary

#aaa1ab

#a7aba1

#a1aba5

Tetradic

#aaa1ab

#aba1a2

#a2aba1

#a1abaa

Square

#aaa1ab

#aba5a1

#a2aba1

#a1a7ab

Shades

Color #aaa1ab mixed toward black.

#908491

#746875

#574e58

#3a343a

#1d1a1d

Tints

Color #aaa1ab mixed toward white.

#b8b1b9

#c6c0c7

#d4d0d5

#e3e0e3

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #aaa1ab mixed toward gray.

#a9a2aa

#a9a3a9

#a8a4a8

#a7a4a8

#a7a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a8 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#aaa7a6 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa1ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa1ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aaa1ab (#aaa1ab) is rgb(170, 161, 171) in RGB.

No, #aaa1ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #aaa1ab, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast