#a3a7a9

Color #a3a7a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.1 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a7a9

RGB

rgb(163, 167, 169)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.23, -1.03, -1.53)

LCH

lch(68.23, 1.84, 236.05)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0055, 228.72)

HWB

hwb(200, 63.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a5a3

Analogous

#a3a9a8

#a3a7a9

#a3a4a9

Triadic

#a3a7a9

#a9a3a7

#a7a9a3

Split-complementary

#a3a7a9

#a9a3a4

#a9a8a3

Tetradic

#a3a7a9

#a5a3a9

#a9a5a3

#a7a9a3

Square

#a3a7a9

#a8a3a9

#a9a5a3

#a4a9a3

Shades

Color #a3a7a9 mixed toward black.

#868c8e

#6b7072

#505456

#353839

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a3a7a9 mixed toward white.

#b2b6b7

#c2c4c6

#d1d3d4

#e0e2e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a3a7a9 mixed toward gray.

#a3a7a9

#a4a7a8

#a5a6a7

#a6a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a9 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a4a8 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a3a8a8 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a7a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a7a9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a3a7a9 (#a3a7a9) is rgb(163, 167, 169) in RGB.

No, #a3a7a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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