#AAA2C0 colour

#AAA2C0 is a light greyish violet close to CSS darkgray. RGB 170, 162, 192, HSL 256, 19%, 69%. Black text passes AAA (8.64:1), white fails (2.43:1).

#AAA2C0

Nearest CSS name: darkgray #a9a9a9 (not an exact match)
Described as: a light greyish violet
Red, green, blue: 170, 162, 192
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.3819 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#aaa2c0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 192)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(66.7% 63.5% 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 19.2%, 69.4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 15.6%, 75.3%)`
HWB	`hwb(256 63.5% 24.7%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(68.05% 7.43 -14.4)`
OKLCH	`oklch(72.89% 0.0437 297.51)`
Decimal	`11182784`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 2.43:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 8.64:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #AAA2C0 (8.64:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#b2aac6 18%#b9b3cb 27%#c1bbd1 36%#c9c4d7 45%#d1ccdd 55%#d8d5e2 64%#e0dde8 73%#e8e6ee 82%#f0eef4 91%#f7f7f9

9%#9b93af 18%#8b859d 27%#7c768c 36%#6c677a 45%#5d5869 55%#4d4a57 64%#3e3b46 73%#2e2c34 82%#1f1d23 91%#0f0f11

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#aaa2c0 #b8c0a2

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#a2a9c0 #aaa2c0 #b9a2c0

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#aaa2c0 #c0aaa2 #a2c0aa

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#aaa2c0 #c0b9a2 #a9c0a2

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#aaa2c0 #c0a2a9 #b8c0a2 #a2c0b9

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#aaa2c0 Protanopia#9ca6c1 Deuteranopia#9da6bf Tritanopia#a6a6ac Achromatopsia#a6a6a6

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #aaa2c0;`
Background	`background-color: #aaa2c0;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #aaa2c0;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(170 162 192 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #aaa2c0;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2c0, #666173);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ccc7d9, #aaa2c0);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #aaa2c0; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #AAA2C0 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.