#a4a5ad

Color #a4a5ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a5ad

RGB

rgb(164, 165, 173)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 5.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 5.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.89, 1.2, -4.25)

LCH

lch(67.89, 4.42, 285.77)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0115, 280.53)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 64.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaca4

Analogous

#a4aaad

#a4a5ad

#a8a4ad

Triadic

#a4a5ad

#ada4a5

#a5ada4

Split-complementary

#a4a5ad

#ada8a4

#aaada4

Tetradic

#a4a5ad

#aca4ad

#adaca4

#a5ada4

Square

#a4a5ad

#ada4aa

#adaca4

#a4ada8

Shades

Color #a4a5ad mixed toward black.

#878892

#6b6c76

#505159

#35363b

#1b1b1e

Tints

Color #a4a5ad mixed toward white.

#b3b4bb

#c2c3c8

#d2d2d6

#e1e1e4

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a4a5ad mixed toward gray.

#a5a6ac

#a6a6ac

#a6a7ab

#a7a7aa

#a8a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ab · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a4ab · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#a4aaa9 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a5ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a5ad]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a5ad (#a4a5ad) is rgb(164, 165, 173) in RGB.

No, #a4a5ad 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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