#a4aeb3

Color #a4aeb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aeb3

RGB

rgb(164, 174, 179)

HSL

hsl(200, 9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 8.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.47, -2.5, -3.76)

LCH

lch(70.47, 4.52, 236.38)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0134, 228.93)

HWB

hwb(200, 64.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a9a4

Analogous

#a4b3b1

#a4aeb3

#a4a7b3

Triadic

#a4aeb3

#b3a4ae

#aeb3a4

Split-complementary

#a4aeb3

#b3a4a7

#b3b1a4

Tetradic

#a4aeb3

#a9a4b3

#b3a9a4

#aeb3a4

Square

#a4aeb3

#b1a4b3

#b3a9a4

#a7b3a4

Shades

Color #a4aeb3 mixed toward black.

#859299

#68767d

#4e585e

#343b3e

#1a1d1f

Tints

Color #a4aeb3 mixed toward white.

#b3bcc0

#c2c9cc

#d2d7d9

#e1e4e6

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a4aeb3 mixed toward gray.

#a5aeb2

#a7adb1

#a8adaf

#a9acae

#aaacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9b2 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a7b2 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a5b1b1 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aeb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aeb3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a4aeb3 (#a4aeb3) is rgb(164, 174, 179) in RGB.

No, #a4aeb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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