#a5a4a9

Color #a5a4a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a4a9

RGB

rgb(165, 164, 169)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 1.32, -2.46)

LCH

lch(67.59, 2.79, 298.22)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0072, 295.5)

HWB

hwb(252, 64.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a9a4

Analogous

#a4a6a9

#a5a4a9

#a8a4a9

Triadic

#a5a4a9

#a9a5a4

#a4a9a5

Split-complementary

#a5a4a9

#a9a8a4

#a6a9a4

Tetradic

#a5a4a9

#a9a4a8

#a8a9a4

#a4a9a5

Square

#a5a4a9

#a9a4a6

#a8a9a4

#a4a9a8

Shades

Color #a5a4a9 mixed toward black.

#89888e

#6d6c72

#525156

#373639

#1b1b1d

Tints

Color #a5a4a9 mixed toward white.

#b4b3b7

#c3c2c6

#d2d2d4

#e1e1e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a5a4a9 mixed toward gray.

#a5a4a9

#a6a5a8

#a6a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a5a7a7 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a4a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a4a9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a5a4a9 (#a5a4a9) is rgb(165, 164, 169) in RGB.

No, #a5a4a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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