#a2a9af

Color #a2a9af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a9af

RGB

rgb(162, 169, 175)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 7.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 7.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(68.86, -1.28, -3.94)

LCH

lch(68.86, 4.14, 252)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0118, 243.87)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 63.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa8a2

Analogous

#a2afaf

#a2a9af

#a2a3af

Triadic

#a2a9af

#afa2a9

#a9afa2

Split-complementary

#a2a9af

#afa2a3

#afafa2

Tetradic

#a2a9af

#a8a2af

#afa8a2

#a9afa2

Square

#a2a9af

#afa2af

#afa8a2

#a3afa2

Shades

Color #a2a9af mixed toward black.

#848d95

#687179

#4e555b

#34393c

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a2a9af mixed toward white.

#b2b7bc

#c1c6ca

#d1d4d7

#e0e2e4

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a2a9af mixed toward gray.

#a3a9ae

#a4a9ad

#a5a9ac

#a6a9ab

#a7a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ae · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a4ad · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a2acac · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a9af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a9af]

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Frequently asked questions

#a2a9af (#a2a9af) is rgb(162, 169, 175) in RGB.

No, #a2a9af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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