#a7a6aa

Color #a7a6aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.43 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a6aa

RGB

rgb(167, 166, 170)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.31, 1.12, -1.94)

LCH

lch(68.31, 2.24, 300)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0058, 297.9)

HWB

hwb(255, 65.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aaa6

Analogous

#a6a7aa

#a7a6aa

#a9a6aa

Triadic

#a7a6aa

#aaa7a6

#a6aaa7

Split-complementary

#a7a6aa

#aaa9a6

#a7aaa6

Tetradic

#a7a6aa

#aaa6a9

#a9aaa6

#a6aaa7

Square

#a7a6aa

#aaa6a7

#a9aaa6

#a6aaa9

Shades

Color #a7a6aa mixed toward black.

#8b898f

#6f6d73

#535256

#373739

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #a7a6aa mixed toward white.

#b6b5b8

#c4c4c6

#d3d3d5

#e2e1e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a7a6aa mixed toward gray.

#a7a6aa

#a7a7a9

#a8a7a9

#a8a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a7a8a8 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a6aa]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a7a6aa (#a7a6aa) is rgb(167, 166, 170) in RGB.

No, #a7a6aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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