#a3a8ad

Color #a3a8ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.35 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a8ad

RGB

rgb(163, 168, 173)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.61, -0.79, -3.19)

LCH

lch(68.61, 3.29, 256.09)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0092, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 63.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada8a3

Analogous

#a3adad

#a3a8ad

#a3a3ad

Triadic

#a3a8ad

#ada3a8

#a8ada3

Split-complementary

#a3a8ad

#ada3a3

#adada3

Tetradic

#a3a8ad

#a8a3ad

#ada8a3

#a8ada3

Square

#a3a8ad

#ada3ad

#ada8a3

#a3ada3

Shades

Color #a3a8ad mixed toward black.

#858c93

#6a7076

#4f5459

#35383b

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a3a8ad mixed toward white.

#b2b7bb

#c2c5c8

#d1d4d6

#e0e2e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a3a8ad mixed toward gray.

#a4a8ac

#a5a8ab

#a6a8ab

#a6a8aa

#a7a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ac · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a5ac · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a3abab · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a8ad]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a3a8ad (#a3a8ad) is rgb(163, 168, 173) in RGB.

No, #a3a8ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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