#a3abb6

Color #a3abb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.64 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3abb6

RGB

rgb(163, 171, 182)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 11.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 10.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.68, -0.6, -6.6)

LCH

lch(69.68, 6.63, 264.81)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0182, 256.35)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 63.9%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6aea3

Analogous

#a3b4b6

#a3abb6

#a4a3b6

Triadic

#a3abb6

#b6a3ab

#abb6a3

Split-complementary

#a3abb6

#b6a4a3

#b4b6a3

Tetradic

#a3abb6

#aea3b6

#b6aea3

#abb6a3

Square

#a3abb6

#b6a3b4

#b6aea3

#a3b6a4

Shades

Color #a3abb6 mixed toward black.

#838e9c

#667180

#4c5560

#333840

#191c20

Tints

Color #a3abb6 mixed toward white.

#b2b9c2

#c2c7ce

#d1d5da

#e0e3e7

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a3abb6 mixed toward gray.

#a4abb4

#a6abb3

#a8acb1

#a9acb0

#abacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b3 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a5b3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a3b1b1 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3abb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3abb6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3abb6 (#a3abb6) is rgb(163, 171, 182) in RGB.

No, #a3abb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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