#a4aab9

Color #a4aab9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aab9

RGB

rgb(164, 170, 185)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 13%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 11.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 0.91, -8.4)

LCH

lch(69.57, 8.45, 276.18)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0226, 268.48)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 64.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b3a4

Analogous

#a4b4b9

#a4aab9

#a8a4b9

Triadic

#a4aab9

#b9a4aa

#aab9a4

Split-complementary

#a4aab9

#b9a8a4

#b4b9a4

Tetradic

#a4aab9

#b3a4b9

#b9b3a4

#aab9a4

Square

#a4aab9

#b9a4b4

#b9b3a4

#a4b9a8

Shades

Color #a4aab9 mixed toward black.

#838ba0

#656e83

#4c5263

#333742

#191b21

Tints

Color #a4aab9 mixed toward white.

#b3b8c5

#c2c6d0

#d1d4dc

#e1e3e8

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a4aab9 mixed toward gray.

#a6abb7

#a7abb5

#a9acb4

#abadb2

#adaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b6 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b5 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a4b3b2 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aab9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4aab9 (#a4aab9) is rgb(164, 170, 185) in RGB.

No, #a4aab9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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