#a3aeb2

Color #a3aeb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aeb2

RGB

rgb(163, 174, 178)

HSL

hsl(196, 8.9%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 8.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.37, -3.04, -3.37)

LCH

lch(70.37, 4.54, 227.95)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0137, 221.74)

HWB

hwb(196, 63.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a7a3

Analogous

#a3b2af

#a3aeb2

#a3a7b2

Triadic

#a3aeb2

#b2a3ae

#aeb2a3

Split-complementary

#a3aeb2

#b2a3a7

#b2afa3

Tetradic

#a3aeb2

#a7a3b2

#b2a7a3

#aeb2a3

Square

#a3aeb2

#afa3b2

#b2a7a3

#a7b2a3

Shades

Color #a3aeb2 mixed toward black.

#849398

#68767c

#4e595d

#343b3e

#1a1e1f

Tints

Color #a3aeb2 mixed toward white.

#b2bcbf

#c2c9cc

#d1d7d9

#e0e4e5

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a3aeb2 mixed toward gray.

#a4aeb1

#a6adb0

#a7acae

#a8acad

#a9abac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a6b1 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#a4b0b0 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aeb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aeb2]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#a3aeb2 (#a3aeb2) is rgb(163, 174, 178) in RGB.

No, #a3aeb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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