#aea2b2

Color #aea2b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aea2b2

RGB

rgb(174, 162, 178)

HSL

hsl(285, 9.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.06, 7.33, -6.68)

LCH

lch(68.06, 9.92, 317.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0265, 317.76)

HWB

hwb(285, 63.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b2a2

Analogous

#a6a2b2

#aea2b2

#b2a2ae

Triadic

#aea2b2

#b2aea2

#a2b2ae

Split-complementary

#aea2b2

#aeb2a2

#a2b2a6

Tetradic

#aea2b2

#b2a2a6

#a6b2a2

#a2b2ae

Square

#aea2b2

#b2a6a2

#a6b2a2

#a2aeb2

Shades

Color #aea2b2 mixed toward black.

#938398

#77677c

#594d5d

#3b333e

#1e1a1f

Tints

Color #aea2b2 mixed toward white.

#bcb2bf

#c9c1cc

#d7d1d9

#e4e0e5

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #aea2b2 mixed toward gray.

#ada3b1

#ada5af

#aca6ae

#aba7ad

#aba9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#aaabad · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#adabab · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea2b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea2b2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#aea2b2 (#aea2b2) is rgb(174, 162, 178) in RGB.

No, #aea2b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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