#a7a9b1

Color #a7a9b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a9b1

RGB

rgb(167, 169, 177)

HSL

hsl(228, 6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 5.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.3, 0.85, -4.35)

LCH

lch(69.3, 4.43, 281.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0116, 274.93)

HWB

hwb(228, 65.5%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1afa7

Analogous

#a7aeb1

#a7a9b1

#aaa7b1

Triadic

#a7a9b1

#b1a7a9

#a9b1a7

Split-complementary

#a7a9b1

#b1aaa7

#aeb1a7

Tetradic

#a7a9b1

#afa7b1

#b1afa7

#a9b1a7

Square

#a7a9b1

#b1a7ae

#b1afa7

#a7b1aa

Shades

Color #a7a9b1 mixed toward black.

#898b96

#6c6f7a

#51535b

#36373d

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a7a9b1 mixed toward white.

#b6b7be

#c4c6cb

#d3d4d8

#e2e2e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a7a9b1 mixed toward gray.

#a8aab0

#a9aaaf

#aaabaf

#aaabae

#abacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8af · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a8a8af · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a7aead · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a9b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a9b1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a7a9b1 (#a7a9b1) is rgb(167, 169, 177) in RGB.

No, #a7a9b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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