#a4a6af

Color #a4a6af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a6af

RGB

rgb(164, 166, 175)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 6.4%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 6.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 1.05, -4.88)

LCH

lch(68.21, 4.99, 282.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0131, 276.15)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 64.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afada4

Analogous

#a4acaf

#a4a6af

#a8a4af

Triadic

#a4a6af

#afa4a6

#a6afa4

Split-complementary

#a4a6af

#afa8a4

#acafa4

Tetradic

#a4a6af

#ada4af

#afada4

#a6afa4

Square

#a4a6af

#afa4ac

#afada4

#a4afa8

Shades

Color #a4a6af mixed toward black.

#868995

#6a6c78

#4f515a

#35363c

#1a1b1e

Tints

Color #a4a6af mixed toward white.

#b3b5bc

#c2c4ca

#d2d3d7

#e1e1e4

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a4a6af mixed toward gray.

#a5a7ae

#a6a7ad

#a7a8ac

#a8a8ab

#a9a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ad · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a5a5ac · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#a4abab · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a6af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a6af]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a4a6af (#a4a6af) is rgb(164, 166, 175) in RGB.

No, #a4a6af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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