#a4b0ad

Color #a4b0ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b0ad

RGB

rgb(164, 176, 173)

HSL

hsl(165, 7.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 6.8%, 69%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(70.84, -4.77, 0.09)

LCH

lch(70.84, 4.77, 178.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0141, 179.19)

HWB

hwb(165, 64.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a4a7

Analogous

#a4b0a7

#a4b0ad

#a4adb0

Triadic

#a4b0ad

#ada4b0

#b0ada4

Split-complementary

#a4b0ad

#b0a4ad

#b0a7a4

Tetradic

#a4b0ad

#a4a7b0

#b0a4a7

#b0ada4

Square

#a4b0ad

#a7a4b0

#b0a4a7

#adb0a4

Shades

Color #a4b0ad mixed toward black.

#869692

#697975

#4f5b58

#353d3b

#1a1e1d

Tints

Color #a4b0ad mixed toward white.

#b3bdbb

#c2cac8

#d2d8d6

#e1e5e4

#f0f2f1

Tones

Color #a4b0ad mixed toward gray.

#a5afad

#a6aeac

#a7adac

#a8acab

#a9abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a9a8ae · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a5aeae · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b0ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b0ad]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#a4b0ad (#a4b0ad) is rgb(164, 176, 173) in RGB.

No, #a4b0ad 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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