#a4a5a9

Color #a4a5a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a5a9

RGB

rgb(164, 165, 169)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.77, 0.41, -2.19)

LCH

lch(67.77, 2.23, 280.6)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0058, 274.93)

HWB

hwb(228, 64.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a8a4

Analogous

#a4a8a9

#a4a5a9

#a6a4a9

Triadic

#a4a5a9

#a9a4a5

#a5a9a4

Split-complementary

#a4a5a9

#a9a6a4

#a8a9a4

Tetradic

#a4a5a9

#a8a4a9

#a9a8a4

#a5a9a4

Square

#a4a5a9

#a9a4a8

#a9a8a4

#a4a9a6

Shades

Color #a4a5a9 mixed toward black.

#88898e

#6c6d72

#515256

#363739

#1b1b1d

Tints

Color #a4a5a9 mixed toward white.

#b3b4b7

#c2c3c6

#d2d2d4

#e1e1e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a4a5a9 mixed toward gray.

#a4a5a9

#a5a6a8

#a6a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a8 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a8 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a4a7a7 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a5a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a5a9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a4a5a9 (#a4a5a9) is rgb(164, 165, 169) in RGB.

No, #a4a5a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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