#a4b4ae

Color #a4b4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b4ae

RGB

rgb(164, 180, 174)

HSL

hsl(157.5, 9.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.5, 8.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 0%, 3.3%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.95, -6.71, 1.16)

LCH

lch(71.95, 6.81, 170.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0197, 171.25)

HWB

hwb(157.5, 64.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4a4aa

Analogous

#a4b4a6

#a4b4ae

#a4b2b4

Triadic

#a4b4ae

#aea4b4

#b4aea4

Split-complementary

#a4b4ae

#b4a4b2

#b4a6a4

Tetradic

#a4b4ae

#a4aab4

#b4a4aa

#b4aea4

Square

#a4b4ae

#a6a4b4

#b4a4aa

#b2b4a4

Shades

Color #a4b4ae mixed toward black.

#859a92

#687e76

#4e5e58

#343f3b

#1a1f1d

Tints

Color #a4b4ae mixed toward white.

#b3c1bc

#c2cdc9

#d2dad7

#e1e6e4

#f0f3f2

Tones

Color #a4b4ae mixed toward gray.

#a5b3ae

#a7b1ad

#a8b0ad

#a9afad

#abadac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b0 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#a5b1b1 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b4ae]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#a4b4ae (#a4b4ae) is rgb(164, 180, 174) in RGB.

No, #a4b4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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