#a5a5a9

Color #a5a5a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.6 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a5a9

RGB

rgb(165, 165, 169)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(67.85, 0.77, -2.06)

LCH

lch(67.85, 2.2, 290.5)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0057, 286.22)

HWB

hwb(240, 64.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a9a5

Analogous

#a5a7a9

#a5a5a9

#a7a5a9

Triadic

#a5a5a9

#a9a5a5

#a5a9a5

Split-complementary

#a5a5a9

#a9a7a5

#a7a9a5

Tetradic

#a5a5a9

#a9a5a9

#a9a9a5

#a5a9a5

Square

#a5a5a9

#a9a5a7

#a9a9a5

#a5a9a7

Shades

Color #a5a5a9 mixed toward black.

#89898e

#6d6d72

#525255

#363639

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a5a5a9 mixed toward white.

#b4b4b7

#c3c3c6

#d2d2d4

#e1e1e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a5a5a9 mixed toward gray.

#a5a5a9

#a6a6a8

#a7a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#a5a7a7 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a5a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a5a9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a5a9 (#a5a5a9) is rgb(165, 165, 169) in RGB.

No, #a5a5a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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