#a5a3af

Color #a5a3af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a3af

RGB

rgb(165, 163, 175)

HSL

hsl(250, 7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 6.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(67.49, 3.05, -5.93)

LCH

lch(67.49, 6.67, 297.22)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0173, 293.46)

HWB

hwb(250, 63.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adafa3

Analogous

#a3a7af

#a5a3af

#aba3af

Triadic

#a5a3af

#afa5a3

#a3afa5

Split-complementary

#a5a3af

#afaba3

#a7afa3

Tetradic

#a5a3af

#afa3ad

#adafa3

#a3afa5

Square

#a5a3af

#afa3a7

#adafa3

#a3afab

Shades

Color #a5a3af mixed toward black.

#888595

#6b6979

#514f5a

#36343c

#1b1a1e

Tints

Color #a5a3af mixed toward white.

#b4b2bc

#c3c2ca

#d2d1d7

#e1e0e4

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a5a3af mixed toward gray.

#a6a4ae

#a6a5ad

#a7a6ac

#a8a7ab

#a8a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ac · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a4ac · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#a5aaa9 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a3af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a3af]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a5a3af (#a5a3af) is rgb(165, 163, 175) in RGB.

No, #a5a3af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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