#a2a2b9

Color #a2a2b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.85 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a2b9

RGB

rgb(162, 162, 185)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 12.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.3, 4.65, -11.82)

LCH

lch(67.3, 12.7, 291.47)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0331, 285.59)

HWB

hwb(240, 63.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b9a2

Analogous

#a2adb9

#a2a2b9

#ada2b9

Triadic

#a2a2b9

#b9a2a2

#a2b9a2

Split-complementary

#a2a2b9

#b9ada2

#adb9a2

Tetradic

#a2a2b9

#b9a2b9

#b9b9a2

#a2b9a2

Square

#a2a2b9

#b9a2ad

#b9b9a2

#a2b9ad

Shades

Color #a2a2b9 mixed toward black.

#8181a0

#636384

#4a4a63

#323242

#191921

Tints

Color #a2a2b9 mixed toward white.

#b1b1c5

#c1c1d0

#d0d0dc

#e0e0e8

#efeff3

Tones

Color #a2a2b9 mixed toward gray.

#a4a4b7

#a6a6b5

#a8a8b3

#aaaab1

#ababaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a2b3 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#a2b0af · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a2b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a2b9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a2a2b9 (#a2a2b9) is rgb(162, 162, 185) in RGB.

No, #a2a2b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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