#aaa5ac

Color #aaa5ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5ac

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 172)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.34, 3.11, -2.97)

LCH

lch(68.34, 4.3, 316.32)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0115, 316.41)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7aca5

Analogous

#a7a5ac

#aaa5ac

#aca5ab

Triadic

#aaa5ac

#acaaa5

#a5acaa

Split-complementary

#aaa5ac

#abaca5

#a5aca7

Tetradic

#aaa5ac

#aca5a7

#a7aca5

#a5acaa

Square

#aaa5ac

#aca7a5

#a7aca5

#a5abac

Shades

Color #aaa5ac mixed toward black.

#8e8891

#726c75

#565158

#39363a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aaa5ac mixed toward white.

#b8b4ba

#c6c3c8

#d5d2d6

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa5ac mixed toward gray.

#aaa6ab

#a9a7aa

#a9a8a9

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

#a8a8aa · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a8a9aa · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#aaa9a9 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5ac]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#aaa5ac (#aaa5ac) is rgb(170, 165, 172) in RGB.

No, #aaa5ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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