#a3aaba

Color #a3aaba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aaba

RGB

rgb(163, 170, 186)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 14.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 12.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.53, 0.79, -9.03)

LCH

lch(69.53, 9.06, 275)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0243, 266.94)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 63.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab3a3

Analogous

#a3b5ba

#a3aaba

#a7a3ba

Triadic

#a3aaba

#baa3aa

#aabaa3

Split-complementary

#a3aaba

#baa7a3

#b5baa3

Tetradic

#a3aaba

#b3a3ba

#bab3a3

#aabaa3

Square

#a3aaba

#baa3b5

#bab3a3

#a3baa7

Shades

Color #a3aaba mixed toward black.

#828ba1

#646e85

#4b5264

#323742

#191b21

Tints

Color #a3aaba mixed toward white.

#b2b8c5

#c2c6d1

#d1d4dc

#e0e3e8

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a3aaba mixed toward gray.

#a5abb8

#a7abb6

#a9acb4

#abadb2

#acaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a5b5 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a3b3b3 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aaba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aaba]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3aaba (#a3aaba) is rgb(163, 170, 186) in RGB.

No, #a3aaba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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