#a0a1a5

Color #a0a1a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.72 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a1a5

RGB

rgb(160, 161, 165)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.27, 0.42, -2.2)

LCH

lch(66.27, 2.24, 280.81)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0059, 274.84)

HWB

hwb(228, 62.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a4a0

Analogous

#a0a3a5

#a0a1a5

#a1a0a5

Triadic

#a0a1a5

#a5a0a1

#a1a5a0

Split-complementary

#a0a1a5

#a5a1a0

#a3a5a0

Tetradic

#a0a1a5

#a4a0a5

#a5a4a0

#a1a5a0

Square

#a0a1a5

#a5a0a3

#a5a4a0

#a0a5a1

Shades

Color #a0a1a5 mixed toward black.

#84858b

#696b6f

#4f5053

#353538

#1a1b1c

Tints

Color #a0a1a5 mixed toward white.

#b0b1b4

#c0c0c3

#cfd0d2

#dfe0e1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #a0a1a5 mixed toward gray.

#a0a1a5

#a1a1a4

#a1a2a4

#a2a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a4 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a4 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a0a3a3 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a1a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a1a5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a0a1a5 (#a0a1a5) is rgb(160, 161, 165) in RGB.

No, #a0a1a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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