#a7a7a9

Color #a7a7a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a7a9

RGB

rgb(167, 167, 169)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.55, 0.38, -1.03)

LCH

lch(68.55, 1.1, 290.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0028, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a9a7

Analogous

#a7a8a9

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Triadic

#a7a7a9

#a9a7a7

#a7a9a7

Split-complementary

#a7a7a9

#a9a8a7

#a8a9a7

Tetradic

#a7a7a9

#a9a7a9

#a9a9a7

#a7a9a7

Square

#a7a7a9

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Shades

Color #a7a7a9 mixed toward black.

#8b8b8d

#6f6f71

#535355

#373739

#1c1c1c

Tints

Color #a7a7a9 mixed toward white.

#b6b6b7

#c4c4c6

#d3d3d4

#e2e2e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a7a7a9 mixed toward gray.

#a7a7a9

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Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a8 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a7a8a8 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a7a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a7a9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a7a7a9 (#a7a7a9) is rgb(167, 167, 169) in RGB.

No, #a7a7a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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