#a4a8aa

Color #a4a8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.94 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a8aa

RGB

rgb(164, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.4%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.61, -1.03, -1.52)

LCH

lch(68.61, 1.84, 235.88)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0055, 228.72)

HWB

hwb(200, 64.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa6a4

Analogous

#a4aaa9

#a4a8aa

#a4a5aa

Triadic

#a4a8aa

#aaa4a8

#a8aaa4

Split-complementary

#a4a8aa

#aaa4a5

#aaa9a4

Tetradic

#a4a8aa

#a6a4aa

#aaa6a4

#a8aaa4

Square

#a4a8aa

#a9a4aa

#aaa6a4

#a5aaa4

Shades

Color #a4a8aa mixed toward black.

#878d8f

#6c7173

#515456

#36383a

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a4a8aa mixed toward white.

#b3b7b8

#c2c5c6

#d2d4d5

#e1e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a4a8aa mixed toward gray.

#a5a8aa

#a5a8a9

#a6a8a9

#a6a7a8

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6aa · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a5a9 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a4a9a9 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 2.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a8aa]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a4a8aa (#a4a8aa) is rgb(164, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #a4a8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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