#a9b3be

Color #a9b3be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b3be

RGB

rgb(169, 179, 190)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 13.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 11.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.49, -1.27, -6.78)

LCH

lch(72.49, 6.9, 259.39)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0193, 250.63)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 66.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb4a9

Analogous

#a9bebe

#a9b3be

#aaa9be

Triadic

#a9b3be

#bea9b3

#b3bea9

Split-complementary

#a9b3be

#beaaa9

#bebea9

Tetradic

#a9b3be

#b4a9be

#beb4a9

#b3bea9

Square

#a9b3be

#bea9be

#beb4a9

#a9beaa

Shades

Color #a9b3be mixed toward black.

#8795a4

#677788

#4d5966

#343b44

#1a1e22

Tints

Color #a9b3be mixed toward white.

#b7c0c9

#c6ccd4

#d4d9df

#e2e6e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #a9b3be mixed toward gray.

#abb3bc

#adb3bb

#aeb3b9

#b0b3b7

#b2b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaebb · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#adacbb · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#aab9b9 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b3be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b3be]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9b3be (#a9b3be) is rgb(169, 179, 190) in RGB.

No, #a9b3be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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