#a4afb2

Color #a4afb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a4afb2

RGB

rgb(164, 175, 178)

HSL

hsl(192.9, 8.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.9, 7.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.71, -3.24, -2.86)

LCH

lch(70.71, 4.32, 221.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0131, 216)

HWB

hwb(192.9, 64.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a7a4

Analogous

#a4b2ae

#a4afb2

#a4a8b2

Triadic

#a4afb2

#b2a4af

#afb2a4

Split-complementary

#a4afb2

#b2a4a8

#b2aea4

Tetradic

#a4afb2

#a7a4b2

#b2a7a4

#afb2a4

Square

#a4afb2

#aea4b2

#b2a7a4

#a8b2a4

Shades

Color #a4afb2 mixed toward black.

#859498

#69777c

#4e5a5d

#343c3e

#1a1e1f

Tints

Color #a4afb2 mixed toward white.

#b3bcbf

#c2cacc

#d2d7d9

#e1e4e5

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a4afb2 mixed toward gray.

#a5aeb1

#a6aeb0

#a8adaf

#a9acad

#aaacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a7b1 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#a5b1b1 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4afb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4afb2]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a4afb2 (#a4afb2) is rgb(164, 175, 178) in RGB.

No, #a4afb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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