#a4aca9

Color #a4aca9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.46 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aca9

RGB

rgb(164, 172, 169)

HSL

hsl(157.5, 4.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.5, 4.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 1.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.66, -3.39, 0.56)

LCH

lch(69.66, 3.44, 170.62)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.01, 171.95)

HWB

hwb(157.5, 64.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca4a7

Analogous

#a4aca5

#a4aca9

#a4abac

Triadic

#a4aca9

#a9a4ac

#aca9a4

Split-complementary

#a4aca9

#aca4ab

#aca5a4

Tetradic

#a4aca9

#a4a7ac

#aca4a7

#aca9a4

Square

#a4aca9

#a5a4ac

#aca4a7

#abaca4

Shades

Color #a4aca9 mixed toward black.

#87918d

#6b7571

#505855

#353b39

#1b1d1c

Tints

Color #a4aca9 mixed toward white.

#b3bab7

#c2c8c6

#d2d6d4

#e1e3e2

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a4aca9 mixed toward gray.

#a5aba9

#a6aaa9

#a7a9a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a6aa · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a4aaaa · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aca9]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#a4aca9 (#a4aca9) is rgb(164, 172, 169) in RGB.

No, #a4aca9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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