#aaa8af

Color #aaa8af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.92 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8af

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 175)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 4.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.22, 2.05, -3.34)

LCH

lch(69.22, 3.92, 301.54)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0102, 299.33)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 65.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adafa8

Analogous

#a8aaaf

#aaa8af

#aea8af

Triadic

#aaa8af

#afaaa8

#a8afaa

Split-complementary

#aaa8af

#afaea8

#aaafa8

Tetradic

#aaa8af

#afa8ad

#adafa8

#a8afaa

Square

#aaa8af

#afa8aa

#adafa8

#a8afae

Shades

Color #aaa8af mixed toward black.

#8d8a94

#706e77

#545259

#38373c

#1c1b1e

Tints

Color #aaa8af mixed toward white.

#b8b7bc

#c6c5ca

#d5d4d7

#e3e2e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aaa8af mixed toward gray.

#aaa9af

#aba9ae

#abaaad

#ababac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#aaacac · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8af]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8af (#aaa8af) is rgb(170, 168, 175) in RGB.

No, #aaa8af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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