#a3a4ac

Color #a3a4ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a4ac

RGB

rgb(163, 164, 172)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 5.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 5.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.51, 1.2, -4.25)

LCH

lch(67.51, 4.42, 285.77)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0116, 280.44)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 63.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaba3

Analogous

#a3a9ac

#a3a4ac

#a7a3ac

Triadic

#a3a4ac

#aca3a4

#a4aca3

Split-complementary

#a3a4ac

#aca7a3

#a9aca3

Tetradic

#a3a4ac

#aba3ac

#acaba3

#a4aca3

Square

#a3a4ac

#aca3a9

#acaba3

#a3aca7

Shades

Color #a3a4ac mixed toward black.

#868791

#6a6b75

#4f5058

#35363b

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #a3a4ac mixed toward white.

#b2b3ba

#c2c2c8

#d1d2d5

#e0e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a3a4ac mixed toward gray.

#a4a5ab

#a5a5ab

#a5a6aa

#a6a6a9

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3aa · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a3aa · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#a3a9a8 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a4ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a4ac]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a3a4ac (#a3a4ac) is rgb(163, 164, 172) in RGB.

No, #a3a4ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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