#a3a9ad

Color #a3a9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a9ad

RGB

rgb(163, 169, 173)

HSL

hsl(204, 5.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.88, -1.33, -2.79)

LCH

lch(68.88, 3.09, 244.51)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.009, 236.84)

HWB

hwb(204, 63.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada7a3

Analogous

#a3adac

#a3a9ad

#a3a4ad

Triadic

#a3a9ad

#ada3a9

#a9ada3

Split-complementary

#a3a9ad

#ada3a4

#adaca3

Tetradic

#a3a9ad

#a7a3ad

#ada7a3

#a9ada3

Square

#a3a9ad

#aca3ad

#ada7a3

#a4ada3

Shades

Color #a3a9ad mixed toward black.

#858d93

#6a7176

#4f5559

#35393b

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a3a9ad mixed toward white.

#b2b7bb

#c2c6c8

#d1d4d6

#e0e2e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a3a9ad mixed toward gray.

#a4a9ac

#a5a9ab

#a6a9ab

#a6a8aa

#a7a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a5ac · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a3abab · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a9ad]

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Frequently asked questions

#a3a9ad (#a3a9ad) is rgb(163, 169, 173) in RGB.

No, #a3a9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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