#a9acb8

Color #a9acb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9acb8

RGB

rgb(169, 172, 184)

HSL

hsl(228, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.46, 1.3, -6.5)

LCH

lch(70.46, 6.63, 281.31)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0175, 274.6)

HWB

hwb(228, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b5a9

Analogous

#a9b3b8

#a9acb8

#ada9b8

Triadic

#a9acb8

#b8a9ac

#acb8a9

Split-complementary

#a9acb8

#b8ada9

#b3b8a9

Tetradic

#a9acb8

#b5a9b8

#b8b5a9

#acb8a9

Square

#a9acb8

#b8a9b3

#b8b5a9

#a9b8ad

Shades

Color #a9acb8 mixed toward black.

#898d9d

#6a6f81

#505361

#353740

#1b1c20

Tints

Color #a9acb8 mixed toward white.

#b7bac4

#c6c8d0

#d4d5db

#e2e3e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #a9acb8 mixed toward gray.

#aaadb7

#abadb5

#adaeb4

#aeafb3

#afb0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab5 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaab5 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#a9b3b2 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9acb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9acb8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a9acb8 (#a9acb8) is rgb(169, 172, 184) in RGB.

No, #a9acb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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