#a3a6ab

Color #a3a6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.19 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a6ab

RGB

rgb(163, 166, 171)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 4.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 4.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.02, -0.09, -2.95)

LCH

lch(68.02, 2.95, 268.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.008, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 63.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba8a3

Analogous

#a3aaab

#a3a6ab

#a4a3ab

Triadic

#a3a6ab

#aba3a6

#a6aba3

Split-complementary

#a3a6ab

#aba4a3

#aaaba3

Tetradic

#a3a6ab

#a8a3ab

#aba8a3

#a6aba3

Square

#a3a6ab

#aba3aa

#aba8a3

#a3aba4

Shades

Color #a3a6ab mixed toward black.

#868a90

#6a6e74

#505357

#35373a

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a3a6ab mixed toward white.

#b2b5b9

#c2c4c7

#d1d3d5

#e0e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a3a6ab mixed toward gray.

#a4a6aa

#a5a7a9

#a6a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a3a9a9 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a6ab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3a6ab (#a3a6ab) is rgb(163, 166, 171) in RGB.

No, #a3a6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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