#a2a7ae

Color #a2a7ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a7ae

RGB

rgb(162, 167, 174)

HSL

hsl(215, 6.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 6.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 4%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.3, -0.39, -4.22)

LCH

lch(68.3, 4.24, 264.72)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0116, 256.56)

HWB

hwb(215, 63.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea9a2

Analogous

#a2adae

#a2a7ae

#a3a2ae

Triadic

#a2a7ae

#aea2a7

#a7aea2

Split-complementary

#a2a7ae

#aea3a2

#adaea2

Tetradic

#a2a7ae

#a9a2ae

#aea9a2

#a7aea2

Square

#a2a7ae

#aea2ad

#aea9a2

#a2aea3

Shades

Color #a2a7ae mixed toward black.

#848b94

#686f78

#4e535a

#34373c

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a2a7ae mixed toward white.

#b2b6bc

#c1c4c9

#d1d3d7

#e0e2e4

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a2a7ae mixed toward gray.

#a3a7ad

#a4a7ac

#a5a8ab

#a6a8aa

#a7a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ac · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a4ac · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a2abab · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a7ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a7ae]

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

#a2a7ae (#a2a7ae) is rgb(162, 167, 174) in RGB.

No, #a2a7ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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