#a0a4aa

Color #a0a4aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a4aa

RGB

rgb(160, 164, 170)

HSL

hsl(216, 5.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 5.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.22, -0.24, -3.59)

LCH

lch(67.22, 3.6, 266.18)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0098, 258.23)

HWB

hwb(216, 62.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa6a0

Analogous

#a0a9aa

#a0a4aa

#a1a0aa

Triadic

#a0a4aa

#aaa0a4

#a4aaa0

Split-complementary

#a0a4aa

#aaa1a0

#a9aaa0

Tetradic

#a0a4aa

#a6a0aa

#aaa6a0

#a4aaa0

Square

#a0a4aa

#aaa0a9

#aaa6a0

#a0aaa1

Shades

Color #a0a4aa mixed toward black.

#838890

#686d74

#4e5257

#34363a

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #a0a4aa mixed toward white.

#b0b3b8

#c0c2c6

#cfd1d5

#dfe1e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #a0a4aa mixed toward gray.

#a1a4a9

#a2a4a8

#a3a5a7

#a4a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a1a8 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a0a7a7 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a4aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a4aa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a0a4aa (#a0a4aa) is rgb(160, 164, 170) in RGB.

No, #a0a4aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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