#a7abad

Color #a7abad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.9 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7abad

RGB

rgb(167, 171, 173)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.72, -1.03, -1.52)

LCH

lch(69.72, 1.84, 235.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0054, 229.51)

HWB

hwb(200, 65.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada9a7

Analogous

#a7adac

#a7abad

#a7a8ad

Triadic

#a7abad

#ada7ab

#abada7

Split-complementary

#a7abad

#ada7a8

#adaca7

Tetradic

#a7abad

#a9a7ad

#ada9a7

#abada7

Square

#a7abad

#aca7ad

#ada9a7

#a8ada7

Shades

Color #a7abad mixed toward black.

#8a8f92

#6d7375

#525658

#37393b

#1b1d1d

Tints

Color #a7abad mixed toward white.

#b6b9bb

#c4c7c8

#d3d5d6

#e2e3e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a7abad mixed toward gray.

#a8abad

#a8abac

#a9abac

#a9aaab

#aaaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a9a8ac · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a7acac · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7abad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7abad]

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a7abad (#a7abad) is rgb(167, 171, 173) in RGB.

No, #a7abad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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