#a4a9b0

Color #a4a9b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.23 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a9b0

RGB

rgb(164, 169, 176)

HSL

hsl(215, 7.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 6.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(69.04, -0.39, -4.21)

LCH

lch(69.04, 4.23, 264.71)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0116, 256.56)

HWB

hwb(215, 64.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0aba4

Analogous

#a4afb0

#a4a9b0

#a5a4b0

Triadic

#a4a9b0

#b0a4a9

#a9b0a4

Split-complementary

#a4a9b0

#b0a5a4

#afb0a4

Tetradic

#a4a9b0

#aba4b0

#b0aba4

#a9b0a4

Square

#a4a9b0

#b0a4af

#b0aba4

#a4b0a5

Shades

Color #a4a9b0 mixed toward black.

#868c96

#697079

#4f545b

#35383d

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a4a9b0 mixed toward white.

#b3b7bd

#c2c6ca

#d2d4d8

#e1e2e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a4a9b0 mixed toward gray.

#a5a9af

#a6a9ae

#a7aaad

#a8aaac

#a9aaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ae · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a6ae · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a4adad · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a9b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a9b0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4a9b0 (#a4a9b0) is rgb(164, 169, 176) in RGB.

No, #a4a9b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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