#a5a6a9

Color #a5a6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.02 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a6a9

RGB

rgb(165, 166, 169)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.12, 0.22, -1.67)

LCH

lch(68.12, 1.68, 277.5)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0044, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 64.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a8a5

Analogous

#a5a8a9

#a5a6a9

#a6a5a9

Triadic

#a5a6a9

#a9a5a6

#a6a9a5

Split-complementary

#a5a6a9

#a9a6a5

#a8a9a5

Tetradic

#a5a6a9

#a8a5a9

#a9a8a5

#a6a9a5

Square

#a5a6a9

#a9a5a8

#a9a8a5

#a5a9a6

Shades

Color #a5a6a9 mixed toward black.

#898a8e

#6d6e72

#525355

#363739

#1b1c1c

Tints

Color #a5a6a9 mixed toward white.

#b4b5b7

#c3c4c6

#d2d3d4

#e1e1e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a5a6a9 mixed toward gray.

#a5a6a9

#a6a6a8

#a6a7a8

#a7a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a5a8a8 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a6a9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5a6a9 (#a5a6a9) is rgb(165, 166, 169) in RGB.

No, #a5a6a9 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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