#a4a9ad

Color #a4a9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a9ad

RGB

rgb(164, 169, 173)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 5.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 5.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.96, -0.98, -2.67)

LCH

lch(68.96, 2.84, 249.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0081, 241.84)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 64.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada8a4

Analogous

#a4adad

#a4a9ad

#a4a5ad

Triadic

#a4a9ad

#ada4a9

#a9ada4

Split-complementary

#a4a9ad

#ada4a5

#adada4

Tetradic

#a4a9ad

#a8a4ad

#ada8a4

#a9ada4

Square

#a4a9ad

#ada4ad

#ada8a4

#a5ada4

Shades

Color #a4a9ad mixed toward black.

#878d92

#6b7176

#505559

#35393b

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a4a9ad mixed toward white.

#b3b7bb

#c2c6c8

#d2d4d6

#e1e2e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a4a9ad mixed toward gray.

#a5a9ac

#a6a9ac

#a6a9ab

#a7a9aa

#a8a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a4abab · ΔE 2.7

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: #a4a9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a9ad]

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Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#a4a9ad (#a4a9ad) is rgb(164, 169, 173) in RGB.

No, #a4a9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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