#a5a4aa

Color #a5a4aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a4aa

RGB

rgb(165, 164, 170)

HSL

hsl(250, 3.4%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 3.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.62, 1.51, -2.97)

LCH

lch(67.62, 3.33, 296.95)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0086, 293.9)

HWB

hwb(250, 64.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aaa4

Analogous

#a4a6aa

#a5a4aa

#a8a4aa

Triadic

#a5a4aa

#aaa5a4

#a4aaa5

Split-complementary

#a5a4aa

#aaa8a4

#a6aaa4

Tetradic

#a5a4aa

#aaa4a9

#a9aaa4

#a4aaa5

Square

#a5a4aa

#aaa4a6

#a9aaa4

#a4aaa8

Shades

Color #a5a4aa mixed toward black.

#89878f

#6d6c73

#525156

#36363a

#1b1b1d

Tints

Color #a5a4aa mixed toward white.

#b4b3b8

#c3c2c6

#d2d2d5

#e1e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a5a4aa mixed toward gray.

#a5a5aa

#a6a5a9

#a6a6a9

#a6a6a8

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a5a7a7 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a4aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a4aa]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a5a4aa (#a5a4aa) is rgb(165, 164, 170) in RGB.

No, #a5a4aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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