#a4adb0

Color #a4adb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a4adb0

RGB

rgb(164, 173, 176)

HSL

hsl(195, 7.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 6.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.12, -2.56, -2.63)

LCH

lch(70.12, 3.67, 225.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0111, 219.87)

HWB

hwb(195, 64.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a7a4

Analogous

#a4b0ad

#a4adb0

#a4a7b0

Triadic

#a4adb0

#b0a4ad

#adb0a4

Split-complementary

#a4adb0

#b0a4a7

#b0ada4

Tetradic

#a4adb0

#a7a4b0

#b0a7a4

#adb0a4

Square

#a4adb0

#ada4b0

#b0a7a4

#a7b0a4

Shades

Color #a4adb0 mixed toward black.

#869296

#697579

#4f585b

#353b3d

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a4adb0 mixed toward white.

#b3bbbd

#c2c8ca

#d2d6d8

#e1e4e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a4adb0 mixed toward gray.

#a5adaf

#a6acae

#a7acad

#a8abac

#a9abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8af · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7af · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a4afaf · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4adb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4adb0]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a4adb0 (#a4adb0) is rgb(164, 173, 176) in RGB.

No, #a4adb0 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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