#a4a4ac

Color #a4a4ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a4ac

RGB

rgb(164, 164, 172)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 1.55, -4.13)

LCH

lch(67.59, 4.41, 290.57)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0115, 286.22)

HWB

hwb(240, 64.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaca4

Analogous

#a4a8ac

#a4a4ac

#a8a4ac

Triadic

#a4a4ac

#aca4a4

#a4aca4

Split-complementary

#a4a4ac

#aca8a4

#a8aca4

Tetradic

#a4a4ac

#aca4ac

#acaca4

#a4aca4

Square

#a4a4ac

#aca4a8

#acaca4

#a4aca8

Shades

Color #a4a4ac mixed toward black.

#878791

#6b6b75

#505058

#35353b

#1b1b1d

Tints

Color #a4a4ac mixed toward white.

#b3b3ba

#c2c2c8

#d2d2d6

#e1e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a4a4ac mixed toward gray.

#a5a5ab

#a6a6aa

#a7a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a4a9a8 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a4ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a4ac]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a4ac (#a4a4ac) is rgb(164, 164, 172) in RGB.

No, #a4a4ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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