#a5a9aa

Color #a5a9aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.61 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a9aa

RGB

rgb(165, 169, 170)

HSL

hsl(192, 2.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 2.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.95, -1.22, -1.01)

LCH

lch(68.95, 1.58, 219.62)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0048, 214.02)

HWB

hwb(192, 64.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa6a5

Analogous

#a5aaa9

#a5a9aa

#a5a7aa

Triadic

#a5a9aa

#aaa5a9

#a9aaa5

Split-complementary

#a5a9aa

#aaa5a7

#aaa9a5

Tetradic

#a5a9aa

#a6a5aa

#aaa6a5

#a9aaa5

Square

#a5a9aa

#a9a5aa

#aaa6a5

#a7aaa5

Shades

Color #a5a9aa mixed toward black.

#888e8f

#6c7273

#515556

#363939

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a5a9aa mixed toward white.

#b4b7b8

#c3c6c6

#d2d4d5

#e1e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a5a9aa mixed toward gray.

#a5a9aa

#a6a9a9

#a6a8a9

#a7a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a6aa · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a5aaaa · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a9aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a9aa]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#a5a9aa (#a5a9aa) is rgb(165, 169, 170) in RGB.

No, #a5a9aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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