#a7aaad

Color #a7aaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.98 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a7aaad

RGB

rgb(167, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.46, -0.48, -1.91)

LCH

lch(69.46, 1.97, 255.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0055, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 65.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaaa7

Analogous

#a7adad

#a7aaad

#a7a7ad

Triadic

#a7aaad

#ada7aa

#aaada7

Split-complementary

#a7aaad

#ada7a7

#adada7

Tetradic

#a7aaad

#aaa7ad

#adaaa7

#aaada7

Square

#a7aaad

#ada7ad

#adaaa7

#a7ada7

Shades

Color #a7aaad mixed toward black.

#8a8e92

#6d7175

#525558

#37393b

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a7aaad mixed toward white.

#b6b8bb

#c4c6c8

#d3d5d6

#e2e3e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a7aaad mixed toward gray.

#a8aaad

#a8aaac

#a9aaac

#a9aaab

#aaaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ac · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ac · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a7acac · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7aaad]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a7aaad (#a7aaad) is rgb(167, 170, 173) in RGB.

No, #a7aaad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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