#a1abaf

Color #a1abaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.24 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a1abaf

RGB

rgb(161, 171, 175)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 8%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.33, -2.71, -3.26)

LCH

lch(69.33, 4.24, 230.26)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0127, 223.73)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 63.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa5a1

Analogous

#a1afac

#a1abaf

#a1a4af

Triadic

#a1abaf

#afa1ab

#abafa1

Split-complementary

#a1abaf

#afa1a4

#afaca1

Tetradic

#a1abaf

#a5a1af

#afa5a1

#abafa1

Square

#a1abaf

#aca1af

#afa5a1

#a4afa1

Shades

Color #a1abaf mixed toward black.

#839095

#677479

#4d575b

#343a3c

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a1abaf mixed toward white.

#b1b9bc

#c0c7ca

#d0d5d7

#e0e3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #a1abaf mixed toward gray.

#a2abae

#a3aaad

#a5aaac

#a6a9aa

#a7a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6ae · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a4ae · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a2adad · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1abaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1abaf]

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Light Blue #add8e6

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Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a1abaf (#a1abaf) is rgb(161, 171, 175) in RGB.

No, #a1abaf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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