#a4a7ac

Color #a4a7ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.07 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a7ac

RGB

rgb(164, 167, 172)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 4.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 4.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.39, -0.09, -2.95)

LCH

lch(68.39, 2.95, 268.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.008, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 64.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca9a4

Analogous

#a4abac

#a4a7ac

#a5a4ac

Triadic

#a4a7ac

#aca4a7

#a7aca4

Split-complementary

#a4a7ac

#aca5a4

#abaca4

Tetradic

#a4a7ac

#a9a4ac

#aca9a4

#a7aca4

Square

#a4a7ac

#aca4ab

#aca9a4

#a4aca5

Shades

Color #a4a7ac mixed toward black.

#878b91

#6b6f75

#505358

#35373b

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a4a7ac mixed toward white.

#b3b6ba

#c2c4c8

#d2d3d6

#e1e2e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a4a7ac mixed toward gray.

#a5a7ab

#a6a8aa

#a7a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ab · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a5ab · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a4aaaa · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a7ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a7ac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4a7ac (#a4a7ac) is rgb(164, 167, 172) in RGB.

No, #a4a7ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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