#a3a3a6

Color #a3a3a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.72 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a3a6

RGB

rgb(163, 163, 166)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.08, 0.58, -1.55)

LCH

lch(67.08, 1.65, 290.52)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0043, 286.31)

HWB

hwb(240, 63.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a6a3

Analogous

#a3a4a6

#a3a3a6

#a4a3a6

Triadic

#a3a3a6

#a6a3a3

#a3a6a3

Split-complementary

#a3a3a6

#a6a4a3

#a4a6a3

Tetradic

#a3a3a6

#a6a3a6

#a6a6a3

#a3a6a3

Square

#a3a3a6

#a6a3a4

#a6a6a3

#a3a6a4

Shades

Color #a3a3a6 mixed toward black.

#87878b

#6c6c70

#515154

#363638

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a3a3a6 mixed toward white.

#b2b2b5

#c2c2c4

#d1d1d3

#e0e0e1

#f0f0f0

Tones

Color #a3a3a6 mixed toward gray.

#a3a3a6

#a4a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a5 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a3a5 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a3a5a5 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a3a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a3a6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a3a3a6 (#a3a3a6) is rgb(163, 163, 166) in RGB.

No, #a3a3a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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