#a9aab5

Color #a9aab5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aab5

RGB

rgb(169, 170, 181)

HSL

hsl(235, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.84, 1.79, -5.76)

LCH

lch(69.84, 6.03, 287.26)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0157, 281.74)

HWB

hwb(235, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b4a9

Analogous

#a9b0b5

#a9aab5

#aea9b5

Triadic

#a9aab5

#b5a9aa

#aab5a9

Split-complementary

#a9aab5

#b5aea9

#b0b5a9

Tetradic

#a9aab5

#b4a9b5

#b5b4a9

#aab5a9

Square

#a9aab5

#b5a9b0

#b5b4a9

#a9b5ae

Shades

Color #a9aab5 mixed toward black.

#8a8b9a

#6c6d7d

#51525e

#36373f

#1b1b1f

Tints

Color #a9aab5 mixed toward white.

#b7b8c1

#c6c6ce

#d4d4da

#e2e3e6

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #a9aab5 mixed toward gray.

#aaabb4

#abacb3

#acacb2

#adadb1

#aeaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b2 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b2 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a9b0b0 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aab5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9aab5 (#a9aab5) is rgb(169, 170, 181) in RGB.

No, #a9aab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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