#a4a8ad

Color #a4a8ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.15 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a8ad

RGB

rgb(164, 168, 173)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 5.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 5.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.69, -0.44, -3.07)

LCH

lch(68.69, 3.1, 261.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0085, 253.69)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 64.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada9a4

Analogous

#a4adad

#a4a8ad

#a5a4ad

Triadic

#a4a8ad

#ada4a8

#a8ada4

Split-complementary

#a4a8ad

#ada5a4

#adada4

Tetradic

#a4a8ad

#a9a4ad

#ada9a4

#a8ada4

Square

#a4a8ad

#ada4ad

#ada9a4

#a4ada5

Shades

Color #a4a8ad mixed toward black.

#878c92

#6b7076

#505459

#35383b

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a4a8ad mixed toward white.

#b3b7bb

#c2c5c8

#d2d4d6

#e1e2e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a4a8ad mixed toward gray.

#a5a8ac

#a6a8ac

#a6a8ab

#a7a8aa

#a8a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ac · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a4abab · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a8ad]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4a8ad (#a4a8ad) is rgb(164, 168, 173) in RGB.

No, #a4a8ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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