#a4aaad

Color #a4aaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aaad

RGB

rgb(164, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(200, 5.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 5.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.23, -1.53, -2.28)

LCH

lch(69.23, 2.75, 236.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0081, 229.01)

HWB

hwb(200, 64.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada7a4

Analogous

#a4adac

#a4aaad

#a4a6ad

Triadic

#a4aaad

#ada4aa

#aaada4

Split-complementary

#a4aaad

#ada4a6

#adaca4

Tetradic

#a4aaad

#a7a4ad

#ada7a4

#aaada4

Square

#a4aaad

#aca4ad

#ada7a4

#a6ada4

Shades

Color #a4aaad mixed toward black.

#878e92

#6b7276

#505659

#35393b

#1b1d1e

Tints

Color #a4aaad mixed toward white.

#b3b8bb

#c2c6c8

#d2d5d6

#e1e3e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a4aaad mixed toward gray.

#a5aaac

#a6aaac

#a6a9ab

#a7a9aa

#a8a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ac · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a4acac · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aaad]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a4aaad (#a4aaad) is rgb(164, 170, 173) in RGB.

No, #a4aaad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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