#aba2ab

Color #aba2ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aba2ab

RGB

rgb(171, 162, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.61, 4.93, -3.49)

LCH

lch(67.61, 6.04, 324.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0163, 325.73)

HWB

hwb(300, 63.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2aba2

Analogous

#a7a2ab

#aba2ab

#aba2a7

Triadic

#aba2ab

#ababa2

#a2abab

Split-complementary

#aba2ab

#a7aba2

#a2aba7

Tetradic

#aba2ab

#aba2a2

#a2aba2

#a2abab

Square

#aba2ab

#aba7a2

#a2aba2

#a2a7ab

Shades

Color #aba2ab mixed toward black.

#918591

#756975

#584f58

#3a353a

#1d1a1d

Tints

Color #aba2ab mixed toward white.

#b9b2b9

#c7c1c7

#d5d1d5

#e3e0e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aba2ab mixed toward gray.

#aaa3aa

#aaa4aa

#a9a4a9

#a8a5a8

#a7a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#aba7a7 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba2ab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aba2ab (#aba2ab) is rgb(171, 162, 171) in RGB.

No, #aba2ab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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