#a5aaaf

Color #a5aaaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5aaaf

RGB

rgb(165, 170, 175)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.36, -0.79, -3.18)

LCH

lch(69.36, 3.28, 256.05)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0092, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 64.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaaa5

Analogous

#a5afaf

#a5aaaf

#a5a5af

Triadic

#a5aaaf

#afa5aa

#aaafa5

Split-complementary

#a5aaaf

#afa5a5

#afafa5

Tetradic

#a5aaaf

#aaa5af

#afaaa5

#aaafa5

Square

#a5aaaf

#afa5af

#afaaa5

#a5afa5

Shades

Color #a5aaaf mixed toward black.

#878e94

#6b7178

#50555a

#35393c

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a5aaaf mixed toward white.

#b4b8bc

#c3c6ca

#d2d5d7

#e1e3e4

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a5aaaf mixed toward gray.

#a6aaae

#a7aaad

#a8aaad

#a8aaac

#a9aaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ae · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a7ae · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a5adad · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5aaaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5aaaf]

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Frequently asked questions

#a5aaaf (#a5aaaf) is rgb(165, 170, 175) in RGB.

No, #a5aaaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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