#aba8a6

Color #aba8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.59 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8a6

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 166)

HSL

hsl(24, 2.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 2.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 2.9%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.05, 0.7, 1.41)

LCH

lch(69.05, 1.57, 63.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0045, 55.95)

HWB

hwb(24, 65.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a9ab

Analogous

#aba6a7

#aba8a6

#ababa6

Triadic

#aba8a6

#a6aba8

#a8a6ab

Split-complementary

#aba8a6

#a6abab

#a6a7ab

Tetradic

#aba8a6

#a9aba6

#a6a9ab

#a8a6ab

Square

#aba8a6

#a7aba6

#a6a9ab

#aba6ab

Shades

Color #aba8a6 mixed toward black.

#908c89

#74706d

#575452

#3a3837

#1d1c1b

Tints

Color #aba8a6 mixed toward white.

#b9b7b5

#c7c5c4

#d5d4d3

#e3e2e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #aba8a6 mixed toward gray.

#aba8a6

#aaa8a7

#a9a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa7 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#aba7a7 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8a6]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#aba8a6 (#aba8a6) is rgb(171, 168, 166) in RGB.

No, #aba8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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