#a3b3ba

Color #a3b3ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b3ba

RGB

rgb(163, 179, 186)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 14.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 12.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.94, -4.1, -5.45)

LCH

lch(71.94, 6.82, 233.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0205, 225.79)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 63.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baaaa3

Analogous

#a3bab5

#a3b3ba

#a3a7ba

Triadic

#a3b3ba

#baa3b3

#b3baa3

Split-complementary

#a3b3ba

#baa3a7

#bab5a3

Tetradic

#a3b3ba

#aaa3ba

#baaaa3

#b3baa3

Square

#a3b3ba

#b5a3ba

#baaaa3

#a7baa3

Shades

Color #a3b3ba mixed toward black.

#8297a1

#647b85

#4b5c64

#323d42

#191f21

Tints

Color #a3b3ba mixed toward white.

#b2c0c5

#c2ccd1

#d1d9dc

#e0e6e8

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a3b3ba mixed toward gray.

#a5b2b8

#a7b1b6

#a9b1b4

#abb0b2

#acafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab8 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a8b8 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#a4b7b7 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b3ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b3ba]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a3b3ba (#a3b3ba) is rgb(163, 179, 186) in RGB.

No, #a3b3ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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