#a4a8af

Color #a4a8af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a8af

RGB

rgb(164, 168, 175)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 6.4%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 6.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(68.75, -0.04, -4.09)

LCH

lch(68.75, 4.09, 269.44)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.011, 261.65)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 64.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaba4

Analogous

#a4aeaf

#a4a8af

#a6a4af

Triadic

#a4a8af

#afa4a8

#a8afa4

Split-complementary

#a4a8af

#afa6a4

#aeafa4

Tetradic

#a4a8af

#aba4af

#afaba4

#a8afa4

Square

#a4a8af

#afa4ae

#afaba4

#a4afa6

Shades

Color #a4a8af mixed toward black.

#868b95

#6a6f78

#4f535a

#35383c

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a4a8af mixed toward white.

#b3b7bc

#c2c5ca

#d2d4d7

#e1e2e4

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a4a8af mixed toward gray.

#a5a8ae

#a6a9ad

#a7a9ac

#a8a9ab

#a9a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ad · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ad · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a4acac · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a8af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a8af]

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

#a4a8af (#a4a8af) is rgb(164, 168, 175) in RGB.

No, #a4a8af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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