#a3aaa9

Color #a3aaa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.69 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aaa9

RGB

rgb(163, 170, 169)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 4.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(69.04, -2.66, -0.34)

LCH

lch(69.04, 2.68, 187.28)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0081, 187.13)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 63.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa3a4

Analogous

#a3aaa6

#a3aaa9

#a3a8aa

Triadic

#a3aaa9

#a9a3aa

#aaa9a3

Split-complementary

#a3aaa9

#aaa3a8

#aaa6a3

Tetradic

#a3aaa9

#a3a4aa

#aaa3a4

#aaa9a3

Square

#a3aaa9

#a6a3aa

#aaa3a4

#a8aaa3

Shades

Color #a3aaa9 mixed toward black.

#868f8e

#6b7372

#505756

#353a39

#1b1d1d

Tints

Color #a3aaa9 mixed toward white.

#b2b8b7

#c2c6c6

#d1d5d4

#e0e3e2

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a3aaa9 mixed toward gray.

#a4a9a9

#a4a9a8

#a5a8a8

#a5a8a7

#a6a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a5a9 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a3a9a9 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aaa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aaa9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a3aaa9 (#a3aaa9) is rgb(163, 170, 169) in RGB.

No, #a3aaa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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