#a09fa4

Color #a09fa4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a09fa4

RGB

rgb(160, 159, 164)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.71, 1.32, -2.47)

LCH

lch(65.71, 2.8, 298.12)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0073, 295.16)

HWB

hwb(252, 62.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a49f

Analogous

#9fa0a4

#a09fa4

#a29fa4

Triadic

#a09fa4

#a4a09f

#9fa4a0

Split-complementary

#a09fa4

#a4a29f

#a0a49f

Tetradic

#a09fa4

#a49fa3

#a3a49f

#9fa4a0

Square

#a09fa4

#a49fa0

#a3a49f

#9fa4a2

Shades

Color #a09fa4 mixed toward black.

#85838a

#6a696f

#4f4f53

#353437

#1a1a1c

Tints

Color #a09fa4 mixed toward white.

#b0afb3

#c0bfc2

#cfcfd1

#dfdfe1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #a09fa4 mixed toward gray.

#a09fa4

#a0a0a3

#a1a0a3

#a1a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a3 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a3 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a0a2a2 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09fa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09fa4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a09fa4 (#a09fa4) is rgb(160, 159, 164) in RGB.

No, #a09fa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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