#a3acb4

Color #a3acb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3acb4

RGB

rgb(163, 172, 180)

HSL

hsl(208.2, 10.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.2, 9.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.89, -1.55, -5.18)

LCH

lch(69.89, 5.41, 253.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0154, 244.6)

HWB

hwb(208.2, 63.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4aba3

Analogous

#a3b4b4

#a3acb4

#a3a4b4

Triadic

#a3acb4

#b4a3ac

#acb4a3

Split-complementary

#a3acb4

#b4a3a4

#b4b4a3

Tetradic

#a3acb4

#aba3b4

#b4aba3

#acb4a3

Square

#a3acb4

#b4a3b4

#b4aba3

#a4b4a3

Shades

Color #a3acb4 mixed toward black.

#84909a

#67737e

#4d565f

#333a3f

#1a1d20

Tints

Color #a3acb4 mixed toward white.

#b2bac1

#c2c8cd

#d1d6da

#e0e3e6

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a3acb4 mixed toward gray.

#a5acb3

#a6acb1

#a7acb0

#a9acae

#aaacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b2 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b2 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a3b1b0 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3acb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3acb4]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Frequently asked questions

#a3acb4 (#a3acb4) is rgb(163, 172, 180) in RGB.

No, #a3acb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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