#a5a8aa

Color #a5a8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.65 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a8aa

RGB

rgb(165, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(204, 2.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 2.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.68, -0.68, -1.4)

LCH

lch(68.68, 1.56, 244.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0045, 235.95)

HWB

hwb(204, 64.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa7a5

Analogous

#a5aaaa

#a5a8aa

#a5a6aa

Triadic

#a5a8aa

#aaa5a8

#a8aaa5

Split-complementary

#a5a8aa

#aaa5a6

#aaaaa5

Tetradic

#a5a8aa

#a7a5aa

#aaa7a5

#a8aaa5

Square

#a5a8aa

#aaa5aa

#aaa7a5

#a6aaa5

Shades

Color #a5a8aa mixed toward black.

#888c8f

#6c7073

#515456

#363839

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a5a8aa mixed toward white.

#b4b7b8

#c3c5c6

#d2d4d5

#e1e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a5a8aa mixed toward gray.

#a5a8aa

#a6a8a9

#a7a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6aa · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a5a9a9 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a8aa]

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Frequently asked questions

#a5a8aa (#a5a8aa) is rgb(165, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #a5a8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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