#a2a1a6

Color #a2a1a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a1a6

RGB

rgb(162, 161, 166)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 3%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(66.46, 1.32, -2.46)

LCH

lch(66.46, 2.79, 298.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0072, 295.5)

HWB

hwb(252, 63.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a6a1

Analogous

#a1a2a6

#a2a1a6

#a4a1a6

Triadic

#a2a1a6

#a6a2a1

#a1a6a2

Split-complementary

#a2a1a6

#a6a4a1

#a2a6a1

Tetradic

#a2a1a6

#a6a1a5

#a5a6a1

#a1a6a2

Square

#a2a1a6

#a6a1a2

#a5a6a1

#a1a6a4

Shades

Color #a2a1a6 mixed toward black.

#86858b

#6b6a70

#505054

#363538

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a2a1a6 mixed toward white.

#b1b1b5

#c1c0c4

#d0d0d2

#e0e0e1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #a2a1a6 mixed toward gray.

#a2a1a6

#a2a2a5

#a3a2a5

#a3a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a2a4a4 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a1a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a1a6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a2a1a6 (#a2a1a6) is rgb(162, 161, 166) in RGB.

No, #a2a1a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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