#aba8ab

Color #aba8ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8ab

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.19, 1.63, -1.16)

LCH

lch(69.19, 2, 324.56)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0055, 325.44)

HWB

hwb(300, 65.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8aba8

Analogous

#aaa8ab

#aba8ab

#aba8aa

Triadic

#aba8ab

#ababa8

#a8abab

Split-complementary

#aba8ab

#aaaba8

#a8abaa

Tetradic

#aba8ab

#aba8a8

#a8aba8

#a8abab

Square

#aba8ab

#abaaa8

#a8aba8

#a8aaab

Shades

Color #aba8ab mixed toward black.

#8f8b8f

#736f73

#565356

#3a383a

#1d1c1d

Tints

Color #aba8ab mixed toward white.

#b9b7b9

#c7c5c7

#d5d4d5

#e3e2e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aba8ab mixed toward gray.

#aba8ab

#aba9ab

#aaa9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#abaaaa · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8ab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aba8ab (#aba8ab) is rgb(171, 168, 171) in RGB.

No, #aba8ab 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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