#a1a3a5

Color #a1a3a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.7 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a3a5

RGB

rgb(161, 163, 165)

HSL

hsl(210, 2.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 2.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.89, -0.33, -1.29)

LCH

lch(66.89, 1.33, 255.65)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0037, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 63.1%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a3a1

Analogous

#a1a5a5

#a1a3a5

#a1a1a5

Triadic

#a1a3a5

#a5a1a3

#a3a5a1

Split-complementary

#a1a3a5

#a5a1a1

#a5a5a1

Tetradic

#a1a3a5

#a3a1a5

#a5a3a1

#a3a5a1

Square

#a1a3a5

#a5a1a5

#a5a3a1

#a1a5a1

Shades

Color #a1a3a5 mixed toward black.

#85888a

#6a6d6f

#505153

#353638

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a1a3a5 mixed toward white.

#b1b2b4

#c0c2c3

#d0d1d2

#e0e0e1

#eff0f0

Tones

Color #a1a3a5 mixed toward gray.

#a1a3a5

#a2a3a4

#a3a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#a1a4a4 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a3a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a3a5]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a1a3a5 (#a1a3a5) is rgb(161, 163, 165) in RGB.

No, #a1a3a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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