#a4afb3

Color #a4afb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4afb3

RGB

rgb(164, 175, 179)

HSL

hsl(196, 9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 8.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.74, -3.04, -3.37)

LCH

lch(70.74, 4.54, 227.95)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0136, 221.42)

HWB

hwb(196, 64.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a8a4

Analogous

#a4b3b0

#a4afb3

#a4a8b3

Triadic

#a4afb3

#b3a4af

#afb3a4

Split-complementary

#a4afb3

#b3a4a8

#b3b0a4

Tetradic

#a4afb3

#a8a4b3

#b3a8a4

#afb3a4

Square

#a4afb3

#b0a4b3

#b3a8a4

#a8b3a4

Shades

Color #a4afb3 mixed toward black.

#859499

#68777d

#4e595e

#343c3e

#1a1e1f

Tints

Color #a4afb3 mixed toward white.

#b3bcc0

#c2cacc

#d2d7d9

#e1e4e6

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a4afb3 mixed toward gray.

#a5afb2

#a7aeb1

#a8adaf

#a9adae

#aaacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b2 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a7b2 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#a5b1b1 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4afb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4afb3]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#a4afb3 (#a4afb3) is rgb(164, 175, 179) in RGB.

No, #a4afb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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