#aaa6a0

Color #aaa6a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.75 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa6a0

RGB

rgb(170, 166, 160)

HSL

hsl(36, 5.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 5.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 5.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.28, 0.34, 3.61)

LCH

lch(68.28, 3.63, 84.62)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0097, 78.11)

HWB

hwb(36, 62.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a4aa

Analogous

#aaa1a0

#aaa6a0

#a9aaa0

Triadic

#aaa6a0

#a0aaa6

#a6a0aa

Split-complementary

#aaa6a0

#a0a9aa

#a1a0aa

Tetradic

#aaa6a0

#a4aaa0

#a0a4aa

#a6a0aa

Square

#aaa6a0

#a0aaa1

#a0a4aa

#aaa0a9

Shades

Color #aaa6a0 mixed toward black.

#908b83

#746f68

#57534e

#3a3834

#1d1c1a

Tints

Color #aaa6a0 mixed toward white.

#b8b5b0

#c6c4c0

#d5d2cf

#e3e1df

#f1f0ef

Tones

Color #aaa6a0 mixed toward gray.

#a9a6a1

#a8a6a2

#a8a5a2

#a7a5a3

#a6a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a2 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#aaa3a3 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa6a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa6a0]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#aaa6a0 (#aaa6a0) is rgb(170, 166, 160) in RGB.

No, #aaa6a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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