#a4a8b0

Color #a4a8b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a8b0

RGB

rgb(164, 168, 176)

HSL

hsl(220, 7.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 6.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(68.77, 0.16, -4.6)

LCH

lch(68.77, 4.6, 271.99)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0124, 264.43)

HWB

hwb(220, 64.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0aca4

Analogous

#a4aeb0

#a4a8b0

#a6a4b0

Triadic

#a4a8b0

#b0a4a8

#a8b0a4

Split-complementary

#a4a8b0

#b0a6a4

#aeb0a4

Tetradic

#a4a8b0

#aca4b0

#b0aca4

#a8b0a4

Square

#a4a8b0

#b0a4ae

#b0aca4

#a4b0a6

Shades

Color #a4a8b0 mixed toward black.

#868b96

#696f79

#4f535b

#35373d

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a4a8b0 mixed toward white.

#b3b7bd

#c2c5ca

#d2d4d8

#e1e2e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a4a8b0 mixed toward gray.

#a5a8af

#a6a9ae

#a7a9ad

#a8a9ac

#a9aaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ae · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ae · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a4adac · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a8b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a8b0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4a8b0 (#a4a8b0) is rgb(164, 168, 176) in RGB.

No, #a4a8b0 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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