#a3a9a8

Color #a3a9a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a9a8

RGB

rgb(163, 169, 168)

HSL

hsl(170, 3.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 3.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.74, -2.31, -0.22)

LCH

lch(68.74, 2.32, 185.44)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0069, 184.97)

HWB

hwb(170, 63.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a3a4

Analogous

#a3a9a5

#a3a9a8

#a3a7a9

Triadic

#a3a9a8

#a8a3a9

#a9a8a3

Split-complementary

#a3a9a8

#a9a3a7

#a9a5a3

Tetradic

#a3a9a8

#a3a4a9

#a9a3a4

#a9a8a3

Square

#a3a9a8

#a5a3a9

#a9a3a4

#a7a9a3

Shades

Color #a3a9a8 mixed toward black.

#868e8d

#6b7271

#505655

#353939

#1b1d1c

Tints

Color #a3a9a8 mixed toward white.

#b2b7b7

#c2c6c5

#d1d4d4

#e0e2e2

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a3a9a8 mixed toward gray.

#a3a9a8

#a4a8a7

#a5a7a7

#a6a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a8 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a3a8a8 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a9a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a9a8]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a3a9a8 (#a3a9a8) is rgb(163, 169, 168) in RGB.

No, #a3a9a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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