#a3a6ac

Color #a3a6ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a6ac

RGB

rgb(163, 166, 172)

HSL

hsl(220, 5.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.05, 0.11, -3.46)

LCH

lch(68.05, 3.46, 271.82)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0092, 264.41)

HWB

hwb(220, 63.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca9a3

Analogous

#a3abac

#a3a6ac

#a5a3ac

Triadic

#a3a6ac

#aca3a6

#a6aca3

Split-complementary

#a3a6ac

#aca5a3

#abaca3

Tetradic

#a3a6ac

#a9a3ac

#aca9a3

#a6aca3

Square

#a3a6ac

#aca3ab

#aca9a3

#a3aca5

Shades

Color #a3a6ac mixed toward black.

#868a91

#6a6e75

#4f5258

#35373b

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #a3a6ac mixed toward white.

#b2b5ba

#c2c4c8

#d1d3d5

#e0e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a3a6ac mixed toward gray.

#a4a6ab

#a5a7ab

#a5a7aa

#a6a7a9

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ab · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a3a9a9 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a6ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a6ac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3a6ac (#a3a6ac) is rgb(163, 166, 172) in RGB.

No, #a3a6ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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