#a3b3bf

Color #a3b3bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b3bf

RGB

rgb(163, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 17.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 14.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.09, -3.04, -7.98)

LCH

lch(72.09, 8.54, 249.15)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0248, 240.23)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 63.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfafa3

Analogous

#a3bfbd

#a3b3bf

#a3a5bf

Triadic

#a3b3bf

#bfa3b3

#b3bfa3

Split-complementary

#a3b3bf

#bfa3a5

#bfbda3

Tetradic

#a3b3bf

#afa3bf

#bfafa3

#b3bfa3

Square

#a3b3bf

#bda3bf

#bfafa3

#a5bfa3

Shades

Color #a3b3bf mixed toward black.

#8096a7

#61798b

#495b68

#303d46

#181e23

Tints

Color #a3b3bf mixed toward white.

#b2c0ca

#c2ccd4

#d1d9df

#e0e6ea

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a3b3bf mixed toward gray.

#a5b3bd

#a8b2ba

#aab2b8

#acb2b6

#afb1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaabc · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a9a8bc · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a4bab9 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b3bf]

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Frequently asked questions

#a3b3bf (#a3b3bf) is rgb(163, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #a3b3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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