#a3afb5

Color #a3afb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3afb5

RGB

rgb(163, 175, 181)

HSL

hsl(200, 10.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 9.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 3.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.72, -2.97, -4.5)

LCH

lch(70.72, 5.39, 236.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.016, 229.05)

HWB

hwb(200, 63.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a9a3

Analogous

#a3b5b2

#a3afb5

#a3a6b5

Triadic

#a3afb5

#b5a3af

#afb5a3

Split-complementary

#a3afb5

#b5a3a6

#b5b2a3

Tetradic

#a3afb5

#a9a3b5

#b5a9a3

#afb5a3

Square

#a3afb5

#b2a3b5

#b5a9a3

#a6b5a3

Shades

Color #a3afb5 mixed toward black.

#83939b

#66777f

#4d595f

#333b40

#1a1e20

Tints

Color #a3afb5 mixed toward white.

#b2bcc1

#c2cace

#d1d7da

#e0e4e6

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a3afb5 mixed toward gray.

#a5afb4

#a6aeb2

#a8aeb1

#a9adaf

#abadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b4 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a7b3 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a4b2b2 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3afb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3afb5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a3afb5 (#a3afb5) is rgb(163, 175, 181) in RGB.

No, #a3afb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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