#a1a0a5

Color #a1a0a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.21 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a0a5

RGB

rgb(161, 160, 165)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(66.09, 1.32, -2.47)

LCH

lch(66.09, 2.8, 298.12)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0073, 295.16)

HWB

hwb(252, 62.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a5a0

Analogous

#a0a1a5

#a1a0a5

#a3a0a5

Triadic

#a1a0a5

#a5a1a0

#a0a5a1

Split-complementary

#a1a0a5

#a5a3a0

#a1a5a0

Tetradic

#a1a0a5

#a5a0a4

#a4a5a0

#a0a5a1

Square

#a1a0a5

#a5a0a1

#a4a5a0

#a0a5a3

Shades

Color #a1a0a5 mixed toward black.

#85848b

#6b696f

#504f53

#353538

#1b1a1c

Tints

Color #a1a0a5 mixed toward white.

#b1b0b4

#c0c0c3

#d0cfd2

#e0dfe1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #a1a0a5 mixed toward gray.

#a1a0a5

#a1a1a4

#a2a1a4

#a2a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a4 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a4 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a1a3a3 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a0a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a0a5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a1a0a5 (#a1a0a5) is rgb(161, 160, 165) in RGB.

No, #a1a0a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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