#a5a8ac

Color #a5a8ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.5 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a5a8ac

RGB

rgb(165, 168, 172)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.74, -0.29, -2.43)

LCH

lch(68.74, 2.45, 263.19)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0067, 255.34)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca9a5

Analogous

#a5acac

#a5a8ac

#a6a5ac

Triadic

#a5a8ac

#aca5a8

#a8aca5

Split-complementary

#a5a8ac

#aca6a5

#acaca5

Tetradic

#a5a8ac

#a9a5ac

#aca9a5

#a8aca5

Square

#a5a8ac

#aca5ac

#aca9a5

#a5aca6

Shades

Color #a5a8ac mixed toward black.

#888c91

#6c7075

#515458

#36383a

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a5a8ac mixed toward white.

#b4b7ba

#c3c5c8

#d2d4d6

#e1e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a5a8ac mixed toward gray.

#a6a8ab

#a7a8aa

#a8a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ab · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a6ab · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a5aaaa · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a8ac]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5a8ac (#a5a8ac) is rgb(165, 168, 172) in RGB.

No, #a5a8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a5a8ac, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast