#a7acad

Color #a7acad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7acad

RGB

rgb(167, 172, 173)

HSL

hsl(190, 3.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 3.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.99, -1.57, -1.13)

LCH

lch(69.99, 1.93, 215.74)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0058, 210.96)

HWB

hwb(190, 65.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada8a7

Analogous

#a7adab

#a7acad

#a7a9ad

Triadic

#a7acad

#ada7ac

#acada7

Split-complementary

#a7acad

#ada7a9

#adaba7

Tetradic

#a7acad

#a8a7ad

#ada8a7

#acada7

Square

#a7acad

#aba7ad

#ada8a7

#a9ada7

Shades

Color #a7acad mixed toward black.

#8a9092

#6d7475

#525758

#373a3b

#1b1d1d

Tints

Color #a7acad mixed toward white.

#b6babb

#c4c8c8

#d3d6d6

#e2e3e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a7acad mixed toward gray.

#a8acad

#a8abac

#a9abac

#a9abab

#aaaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a7adad · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7acad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7acad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a7acad (#a7acad) is rgb(167, 172, 173) in RGB.

No, #a7acad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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