#a7afb3

Color #a7afb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a7afb3

RGB

rgb(167, 175, 179)

HSL

hsl(200, 7.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 6.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.96, -2.01, -3.01)

LCH

lch(70.96, 3.62, 236.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0107, 229.17)

HWB

hwb(200, 65.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3aba7

Analogous

#a7b3b1

#a7afb3

#a7a9b3

Triadic

#a7afb3

#b3a7af

#afb3a7

Split-complementary

#a7afb3

#b3a7a9

#b3b1a7

Tetradic

#a7afb3

#aba7b3

#b3aba7

#afb3a7

Square

#a7afb3

#b1a7b3

#b3aba7

#a9b3a7

Shades

Color #a7afb3 mixed toward black.

#889398

#6b767c

#50595d

#353b3e

#1b1e1f

Tints

Color #a7afb3 mixed toward white.

#b6bcc0

#c4cacc

#d3d7d9

#e2e4e6

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a7afb3 mixed toward gray.

#a8afb2

#a9aeb1

#aaaeb0

#abaeaf

#acadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b2 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a7b1b1 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7afb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7afb3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a7afb3 (#a7afb3) is rgb(167, 175, 179) in RGB.

No, #a7afb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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