#a1a9b7

Color #a1a9b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a9b7

RGB

rgb(161, 169, 183)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 13.3%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 12%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 7.7%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(69.02, 0.03, -8.14)

LCH

lch(69.02, 8.14, 270.21)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0221, 261.69)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 63.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7afa1

Analogous

#a1b4b7

#a1a9b7

#a4a1b7

Triadic

#a1a9b7

#b7a1a9

#a9b7a1

Split-complementary

#a1a9b7

#b7a4a1

#b4b7a1

Tetradic

#a1a9b7

#afa1b7

#b7afa1

#a9b7a1

Square

#a1a9b7

#b7a1b4

#b7afa1

#a1b7a4

Shades

Color #a1a9b7 mixed toward black.

#818b9e

#636f82

#4b5362

#323741

#191c21

Tints

Color #a1a9b7 mixed toward white.

#b1b7c3

#c0c6cf

#d0d4db

#e0e2e7

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #a1a9b7 mixed toward gray.

#a3aab5

#a5aab3

#a7abb2

#a8abb0

#aaacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a3b3 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a1b1b1 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a9b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a9b7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1a9b7 (#a1a9b7) is rgb(161, 169, 183) in RGB.

No, #a1a9b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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