#aaa9a7

Color #aaa9a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.15 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa9a7

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 167)

HSL

hsl(40, 1.7%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 1.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 1.8%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(69.26, -0.02, 1.15)

LCH

lch(69.26, 1.15, 91)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0031, 84.47)

HWB

hwb(40, 65.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a8aa

Analogous

#aaa8a7

#aaa9a7

#aaaaa7

Triadic

#aaa9a7

#a7aaa9

#a9a7aa

Split-complementary

#aaa9a7

#a7aaaa

#a8a7aa

Tetradic

#aaa9a7

#a8aaa7

#a7a8aa

#a9a7aa

Square

#aaa9a7

#a7aaa8

#a7a8aa

#aaa7aa

Shades

Color #aaa9a7 mixed toward black.

#8e8d8b

#72716e

#565553

#393937

#1d1c1c

Tints

Color #aaa9a7 mixed toward white.

#b8b7b6

#c6c6c4

#d5d4d3

#e3e2e2

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #aaa9a7 mixed toward gray.

#aaa9a7

#aaa9a8

#a9a9a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa7 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa8 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#aaa8a8 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa9a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa9a7]

Related colors

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Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#aaa9a7 (#aaa9a7) is rgb(170, 169, 167) in RGB.

No, #aaa9a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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