#a5aeb7

Color #a5aeb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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

Conversions

HEX

#a5aeb7

RGB

rgb(165, 174, 183)

HSL

hsl(210, 11.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 9.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.66, -1.34, -5.68)

LCH

lch(70.66, 5.84, 256.73)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0165, 247.94)

HWB

hwb(210, 64.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7aea5

Analogous

#a5b7b7

#a5aeb7

#a5a5b7

Triadic

#a5aeb7

#b7a5ae

#aeb7a5

Split-complementary

#a5aeb7

#b7a5a5

#b7b7a5

Tetradic

#a5aeb7

#aea5b7

#b7aea5

#aeb7a5

Square

#a5aeb7

#b7a5b7

#b7aea5

#a5b7a5

Shades

Color #a5aeb7 mixed toward black.

#85919d

#677481

#4d5761

#343a40

#1a1d20

Tints

Color #a5aeb7 mixed toward white.

#b4bbc3

#c3c9cf

#d2d6db

#e1e4e7

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a5aeb7 mixed toward gray.

#a6aeb5

#a8aeb4

#a9aeb2

#abaeb1

#acaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b5 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b4 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a5b3b3 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5aeb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5aeb7]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a5aeb7 (#a5aeb7) is rgb(165, 174, 183) in RGB.

No, #a5aeb7 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 #a5aeb7, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast