#a2a5ab

Color #a2a5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a5ab

RGB

rgb(162, 165, 171)

HSL

hsl(220, 5.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.67, 0.11, -3.47)

LCH

lch(67.67, 3.47, 271.82)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0093, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 63.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba8a2

Analogous

#a2aaab

#a2a5ab

#a4a2ab

Triadic

#a2a5ab

#aba2a5

#a5aba2

Split-complementary

#a2a5ab

#aba4a2

#aaaba2

Tetradic

#a2a5ab

#a8a2ab

#aba8a2

#a5aba2

Square

#a2a5ab

#aba2aa

#aba8a2

#a2aba4

Shades

Color #a2a5ab mixed toward black.

#858991

#696d75

#4f5258

#35373a

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #a2a5ab mixed toward white.

#b2b4b9

#c1c3c7

#d1d2d5

#e0e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a2a5ab mixed toward gray.

#a3a5aa

#a4a6aa

#a4a6a9

#a5a6a8

#a6a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3aa · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a3a9 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a2a8a8 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a5ab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2a5ab (#a2a5ab) is rgb(162, 165, 171) in RGB.

No, #a2a5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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