#a5a9ac

Color #a5a9ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.21 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a9ac

RGB

rgb(165, 169, 172)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.01, -0.83, -2.04)

LCH

lch(69.01, 2.2, 247.86)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0063, 239.35)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca8a5

Analogous

#a5acac

#a5a9ac

#a5a6ac

Triadic

#a5a9ac

#aca5a9

#a9aca5

Split-complementary

#a5a9ac

#aca5a6

#acaca5

Tetradic

#a5a9ac

#a8a5ac

#aca8a5

#a9aca5

Square

#a5a9ac

#aca5ac

#aca8a5

#a6aca5

Shades

Color #a5a9ac mixed toward black.

#888d91

#6c7175

#515558

#36393a

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a5a9ac mixed toward white.

#b4b7ba

#c3c6c8

#d2d4d6

#e1e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a5a9ac mixed toward gray.

#a6a9ab

#a7a9aa

#a8a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a6ab · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a5abab · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a9ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a9ac]

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Frequently asked questions

#a5a9ac (#a5a9ac) is rgb(165, 169, 172) in RGB.

No, #a5a9ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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