#aba8a8

Color #aba8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.14 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8a8

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.11, 1.07, 0.38)

LCH

lch(69.11, 1.14, 19.55)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0034, 16.86)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8abab

Analogous

#aba8aa

#aba8a8

#abaaa8

Triadic

#aba8a8

#a8aba8

#a8a8ab

Split-complementary

#aba8a8

#a8abaa

#a8aaab

Tetradic

#aba8a8

#ababa8

#a8abab

#a8a8ab

Square

#aba8a8

#aaaba8

#a8abab

#aaa8ab

Shades

Color #aba8a8 mixed toward black.

#8f8b8b

#736f6f

#565353

#3a3838

#1d1c1c

Tints

Color #aba8a8 mixed toward white.

#b9b7b7

#c7c5c5

#d5d4d4

#e3e2e2

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aba8a8 mixed toward gray.

#aba8a8

#aba9a9

#aaa9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa8 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa8 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#aba8a8 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8a8]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#aba8a8 (#aba8a8) is rgb(171, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #aba8a8 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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