#a3b9c3

Color #a3b9c3

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b9c3

RGB

rgb(163, 185, 195)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 21.1%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 16.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(73.82, -5.41, -7.59)

LCH

lch(73.82, 9.32, 234.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0281, 226.88)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 63.9%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ada3

Analogous

#a3c3bd

#a3b9c3

#a3a9c3

Triadic

#a3b9c3

#c3a3b9

#b9c3a3

Split-complementary

#a3b9c3

#c3a3a9

#c3bda3

Tetradic

#a3b9c3

#ada3c3

#c3ada3

#b9c3a3

Square

#a3b9c3

#bda3c3

#c3ada3

#a9c3a3

Shades

Color #a3b9c3 mixed toward black.

#7f9eac

#5e8191

#47616c

#2f4048

#182024

Tints

Color #a3b9c3 mixed toward white.

#b2c5cd

#c2d0d7

#d1dce1

#e0e8eb

#f0f3f5

Tones

Color #a3b9c3 mixed toward gray.

#a6b8c0

#a8b7be

#abb6bb

#aeb5b8

#b0b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc1 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#acaac0 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a4bfbe · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b9c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b9c3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a3b9c3 (#a3b9c3) is rgb(163, 185, 195) in RGB.

No, #a3b9c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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