#AAAAC1 colour

#AAAAC1 is a light greyish blue close to CSS darkgray. RGB 170, 170, 193, HSL 240, 16%, 71%. Black text passes AAA (9.23:1), white fails (2.28:1).

#AAAAC1

Nearest CSS name: darkgray #a9a9a9 (not an exact match)
Described as: a light greyish blue
Red, green, blue: 170, 170, 193
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.4115 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#aaaac1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 193)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(66.7% 66.7% 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15.6%, 71.2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11.9%, 75.7%)`
HWB	`hwb(240 66.7% 24.3%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(70.17% 3.45 -11.8)`
OKLCH	`oklch(74.55% 0.0328 285.58)`
Decimal	`11184833`

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, 2.28:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 9.23:1The 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	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #AAAAC1 (9.23:1). 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%#b2b2c7 18%#b9b9cc 27%#c1c1d2 36%#c9c9d8 45%#d1d1dd 55%#d8d8e3 64%#e0e0e8 73%#e8e8ee 82%#f0f0f4 91%#f7f7f9

9%#9b9baf 18%#8b8b9e 27%#7c7c8c 36%#6c6c7b 45%#5d5d69 55%#4d4d58 64%#3e3e46 73%#2e2e35 82%#1f1f23 91%#0f0f12

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary

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

#aaaac1 #c1c1aa

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#aab6c1 #aaaac1 #b6aac1

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#aaaac1 #c1aaaa #aac1aa

Split complementary

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

#aaaac1 #c1b6aa #b6c1aa

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#aaaac1 #c1aab6 #c1c1aa #aac1b6

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#aaaac1 Protanopia#a5acc2 Deuteranopia#a4abc0 Tritanopia#a5aeb1 Achromatopsia#acacac

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: #aaaac1;`
Background	`background-color: #aaaac1;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #aaaac1;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(170 170 193 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #aaaac1;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaac1, #666674);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ccccda, #aaaac1);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #aaaac1; 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 #AAAAC1 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.