#a7acb4

Color #a7acb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a7acb4

RGB

rgb(167, 172, 180)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 7.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.19, -0.19, -4.71)

LCH

lch(70.19, 4.71, 267.69)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0128, 259.66)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 65.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4afa7

Analogous

#a7b2b4

#a7acb4

#a8a7b4

Triadic

#a7acb4

#b4a7ac

#acb4a7

Split-complementary

#a7acb4

#b4a8a7

#b2b4a7

Tetradic

#a7acb4

#afa7b4

#b4afa7

#acb4a7

Square

#a7acb4

#b4a7b2

#b4afa7

#a7b4a8

Shades

Color #a7acb4 mixed toward black.

#888e99

#6a717d

#50555e

#35393e

#1b1c1f

Tints

Color #a7acb4 mixed toward white.

#b6bac0

#c4c8cd

#d3d5d9

#e2e3e6

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a7acb4 mixed toward gray.

#a8acb3

#a9acb2

#aaadb1

#abadb0

#acadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b2 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b2 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a7b1b0 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7acb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7acb4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a7acb4 (#a7acb4) is rgb(167, 172, 180) in RGB.

No, #a7acb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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