#a9abae

Color #a9abae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.92 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9abae

RGB

rgb(169, 171, 174)

HSL

hsl(216, 3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 2.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.91, -0.13, -1.79)

LCH

lch(69.91, 1.79, 265.85)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0049, 258.23)

HWB

hwb(216, 66.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaca9

Analogous

#a9aeae

#a9abae

#aaa9ae

Triadic

#a9abae

#aea9ab

#abaea9

Split-complementary

#a9abae

#aeaaa9

#aeaea9

Tetradic

#a9abae

#aca9ae

#aeaca9

#abaea9

Square

#a9abae

#aea9ae

#aeaca9

#a9aeaa

Shades

Color #a9abae mixed toward black.

#8c8e92

#6f7276

#535558

#37393b

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #a9abae mixed toward white.

#b7b9bc

#c6c7c9

#d4d5d7

#e2e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9abae mixed toward gray.

#aaabae

#aaabad

#ababac

#abacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaad · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#aaaaad · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#a9adad · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9abae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9abae]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9abae (#a9abae) is rgb(169, 171, 174) in RGB.

No, #a9abae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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