#a2aaae

Color #a2aaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.64 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a2aaae

RGB

rgb(162, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(200, 6.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 6.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.1, -2.02, -3.03)

LCH

lch(69.1, 3.64, 236.31)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0108, 228.76)

HWB

hwb(200, 63.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea6a2

Analogous

#a2aeac

#a2aaae

#a2a4ae

Triadic

#a2aaae

#aea2aa

#aaaea2

Split-complementary

#a2aaae

#aea2a4

#aeaca2

Tetradic

#a2aaae

#a6a2ae

#aea6a2

#aaaea2

Square

#a2aaae

#aca2ae

#aea6a2

#a4aea2

Shades

Color #a2aaae mixed toward black.

#848f94

#687378

#4e565a

#34393c

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a2aaae mixed toward white.

#b2b8bc

#c1c6c9

#d1d5d7

#e0e3e4

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a2aaae mixed toward gray.

#a3aaad

#a4a9ac

#a5a9ab

#a6a9aa

#a7a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ad · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a4ad · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a2acac · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2aaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2aaae]

Related colors

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a2aaae (#a2aaae) is rgb(162, 170, 174) in RGB.

No, #a2aaae 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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