#aaa6b7

Color #aaa6b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa6b7

RGB

rgb(170, 166, 183)

HSL

hsl(254.1, 10.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.1, 9.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 9.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(68.92, 4.73, -8.21)

LCH

lch(68.92, 9.48, 299.95)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0246, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(254.1, 65.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b7a6

Analogous

#a6aab7

#aaa6b7

#b2a6b7

Triadic

#aaa6b7

#b7aaa6

#a6b7aa

Split-complementary

#aaa6b7

#b7b2a6

#aab7a6

Tetradic

#aaa6b7

#b7a6b3

#b3b7a6

#a6b7aa

Square

#aaa6b7

#b7a6aa

#b3b7a6

#a6b7b2

Shades

Color #aaa6b7 mixed toward black.

#8b869d

#6e6881

#524e60

#373440

#1b1a20

Tints

Color #aaa6b7 mixed toward white.

#b8b5c3

#c6c4cf

#d4d2db

#e3e1e7

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #aaa6b7 mixed toward gray.

#aba7b6

#aba9b4

#acaab3

#adacb1

#aeadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b2 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#aab0af · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa6b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa6b7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa6b7 (#aaa6b7) is rgb(170, 166, 183) in RGB.

No, #aaa6b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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