#a7a4ae

Color #a7a4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a4ae

RGB

rgb(167, 164, 174)

HSL

hsl(258, 5.8%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 5.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(67.89, 3, -4.77)

LCH

lch(67.89, 5.63, 302.17)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0146, 299.89)

HWB

hwb(258, 64.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abaea4

Analogous

#a4a6ae

#a7a4ae

#aca4ae

Triadic

#a7a4ae

#aea7a4

#a4aea7

Split-complementary

#a7a4ae

#aeaca4

#a6aea4

Tetradic

#a7a4ae

#aea4ab

#abaea4

#a4aea7

Square

#a7a4ae

#aea4a6

#abaea4

#a4aeac

Shades

Color #a7a4ae mixed toward black.

#8a8694

#6e6a77

#535059

#37353c

#1c1b1e

Tints

Color #a7a4ae mixed toward white.

#b6b3bc

#c4c2c9

#d3d2d7

#e2e1e4

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a7a4ae mixed toward gray.

#a7a5ad

#a8a6ac

#a8a7ac

#a8a7ab

#a9a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a6ab · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a7aaa9 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a4ae]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a7a4ae (#a7a4ae) is rgb(167, 164, 174) in RGB.

No, #a7a4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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