#a3aaac

Color #a3aaac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aaac

RGB

rgb(163, 170, 172)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 5.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 5.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.12, -2.07, -1.88)

LCH

lch(69.12, 2.8, 222.25)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0085, 216.87)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 63.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca5a3

Analogous

#a3acaa

#a3aaac

#a3a6ac

Triadic

#a3aaac

#aca3aa

#aaaca3

Split-complementary

#a3aaac

#aca3a6

#acaaa3

Tetradic

#a3aaac

#a5a3ac

#aca5a3

#aaaca3

Square

#a3aaac

#aaa3ac

#aca5a3

#a6aca3

Shades

Color #a3aaac mixed toward black.

#868f91

#6a7375

#4f5658

#35393b

#1a1d1d

Tints

Color #a3aaac mixed toward white.

#b2b8ba

#c2c6c8

#d1d5d5

#e0e3e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a3aaac mixed toward gray.

#a4aaab

#a5a9ab

#a5a9aa

#a6a8a9

#a7a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ab · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a3abab · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aaac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aaac]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a3aaac (#a3aaac) is rgb(163, 170, 172) in RGB.

No, #a3aaac is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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