#a4a8b1

Color #a4a8b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a8b1

RGB

rgb(164, 168, 177)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 7.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 7.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.8, 0.36, -5.12)

LCH

lch(68.8, 5.13, 274.02)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0137, 266.66)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 64.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1ada4

Analogous

#a4afb1

#a4a8b1

#a7a4b1

Triadic

#a4a8b1

#b1a4a8

#a8b1a4

Split-complementary

#a4a8b1

#b1a7a4

#afb1a4

Tetradic

#a4a8b1

#ada4b1

#b1ada4

#a8b1a4

Square

#a4a8b1

#b1a4af

#b1ada4

#a4b1a7

Shades

Color #a4a8b1 mixed toward black.

#858b97

#696e7a

#4f535c

#34373d

#1a1c1f

Tints

Color #a4a8b1 mixed toward white.

#b3b7be

#c2c5cb

#d2d4d8

#e1e2e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a4a8b1 mixed toward gray.

#a5a9b0

#a6a9af

#a7a9ae

#a8aaad

#aaaaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6af · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ae · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a4adad · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a8b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a8b1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4a8b1 (#a4a8b1) is rgb(164, 168, 177) in RGB.

No, #a4a8b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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