#a4a3a8

Color #a4a3a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a3a8

RGB

rgb(164, 163, 168)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.8%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 3%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.21, 1.32, -2.46)

LCH

lch(67.21, 2.79, 298.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0072, 295.5)

HWB

hwb(252, 63.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a8a3

Analogous

#a3a4a8

#a4a3a8

#a6a3a8

Triadic

#a4a3a8

#a8a4a3

#a3a8a4

Split-complementary

#a4a3a8

#a8a6a3

#a4a8a3

Tetradic

#a4a3a8

#a8a3a7

#a7a8a3

#a3a8a4

Square

#a4a3a8

#a8a3a4

#a7a8a3

#a3a8a6

Shades

Color #a4a3a8 mixed toward black.

#88878d

#6c6b71

#515055

#363639

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a4a3a8 mixed toward white.

#b3b2b7

#c2c2c5

#d1d1d4

#e1e0e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a4a3a8 mixed toward gray.

#a4a3a8

#a4a4a7

#a5a4a7

#a5a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a7 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a7 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a4a6a6 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a3a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a3a8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a4a3a8 (#a4a3a8) is rgb(164, 163, 168) in RGB.

No, #a4a3a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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