HSL to HEX: #A1A1AA

Also known as: Tailwind v3 zinc-400

Result

hsl(240.00 5.03% 64.90%) → #A1A1AA

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #a1a1aa. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

  1. 1. input

    H = 240.00°, S = 5.03%, L = 64.90%
  2. 2. C

    C = (1 − |2L − 1|) × S = 0.03531
  3. 3. X

    X = C × (1 − |(H / 60°) mod 2 − 1|) = 0.00000   (H / 60° = 4.0000, sector 4)
  4. 4. m

    m = L − C / 2 = 0.63134
  5. 5. (R′, G′, B′) + m

    (R′, G′, B′) = (0.00000, 0.00000, 0.03531)
    R = round((0.00000 + 0.63134) × 255) = 161
    G = round((0.00000 + 0.63134) × 255) = 161
    B = round((0.03531 + 0.63134) × 255) = 170
  6. 6. RGB → HEX

    #A1A1AA

All formats

HEX
#a1a1aa
RGB
rgb(161 161 170)
RGB (legacy)
rgb(161, 161, 170)
HSL
hsl(240.00 5.03% 64.90%) → hsl(240 5% 65%)
HWB
hwb(240 63% 33%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.712 0.013 286.1) · oklch(71.2% 0.013 286.1)
OKLab
oklab(0.712 0.004 -0.012)
Lab (D50)
lab(66.46 1.31 -4.68)
LCH (D50)
lch(66.46 4.86 285.68)
Display P3
color(display-p3 0.6314 0.6314 0.6636)
Linear sRGB
color(srgb-linear 0.3564 0.3564 0.4020)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#A1A1AA is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.158 and Display P3 reaches 0.172; this color uses 8% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #a1a1aa;
  color: rgb(161 161 170);
  color: hsl(240 5% 65%);
  color: oklch(0.712 0.013 286.1);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.712 0.013 286.1);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#a1a1aa] bg-[oklch(0.712_0.013_286.1)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.6314 0.6314 0.6636); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #a1a1aa calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

  • #B4B4BD · oklch(0.772 0.013 286.1) · ΔL +0.06
  • #8F8F97 · oklch(0.652 0.013 286.1) · ΔL −0.06

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