#aba8a9

Color #aba8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.27 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8a9

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(340, 1.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 1.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 1.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.13, 1.26, -0.14)

LCH

lch(69.13, 1.27, 353.66)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0037, 355.36)

HWB

hwb(340, 65.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8abaa

Analogous

#aba8ab

#aba8a9

#aba9a8

Triadic

#aba8a9

#a9aba8

#a8a9ab

Split-complementary

#aba8a9

#a8aba9

#a8abab

Tetradic

#aba8a9

#abaaa8

#a8abaa

#a8a9ab

Square

#aba8a9

#ababa8

#a8abaa

#a9a8ab

Shades

Color #aba8a9 mixed toward black.

#8f8b8d

#736f70

#565354

#3a3838

#1d1c1c

Tints

Color #aba8a9 mixed toward white.

#b9b7b7

#c7c5c6

#d5d4d4

#e3e2e2

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aba8a9 mixed toward gray.

#aba8a9

#aba9a9

#aaa9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa9 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa9 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#aba9a9 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8a9]

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Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#aba8a9 (#aba8a9) is rgb(171, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #aba8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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