#aba8ba

Color #aba8ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8ba

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 186)

HSL

hsl(250, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.62, 4.58, -8.83)

LCH

lch(69.62, 9.95, 297.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0258, 293.49)

HWB

hwb(250, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7baa8

Analogous

#a8aeba

#aba8ba

#b4a8ba

Triadic

#aba8ba

#baaba8

#a8baab

Split-complementary

#aba8ba

#bab4a8

#aebaa8

Tetradic

#aba8ba

#baa8b7

#b7baa8

#a8baab

Square

#aba8ba

#baa8ae

#b7baa8

#a8bab4

Shades

Color #aba8ba mixed toward black.

#8b87a0

#6d6884

#524e63

#363442

#1b1a21

Tints

Color #aba8ba mixed toward white.

#b9b6c5

#c7c5d1

#d5d3dc

#e3e2e8

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #aba8ba mixed toward gray.

#aca9b8

#adabb7

#aeacb5

#afaeb4

#b0afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab6 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#aaaab5 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#abb2b2 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8ba]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aba8ba (#aba8ba) is rgb(171, 168, 186) in RGB.

No, #aba8ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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