#a7aeb5

Color #a7aeb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a7aeb5

RGB

rgb(167, 174, 181)

HSL

hsl(210, 8.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 7.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.75, -1.07, -4.43)

LCH

lch(70.75, 4.56, 256.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0128, 248.03)

HWB

hwb(210, 65.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5aea7

Analogous

#a7b5b5

#a7aeb5

#a7a7b5

Triadic

#a7aeb5

#b5a7ae

#aeb5a7

Split-complementary

#a7aeb5

#b5a7a7

#b5b5a7

Tetradic

#a7aeb5

#aea7b5

#b5aea7

#aeb5a7

Square

#a7aeb5

#b5a7b5

#b5aea7

#a7b5a7

Shades

Color #a7aeb5 mixed toward black.

#87919a

#6a747e

#4f575e

#353a3f

#1a1d1f

Tints

Color #a7aeb5 mixed toward white.

#b6bbc1

#c4c9ce

#d3d6da

#e2e4e6

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a7aeb5 mixed toward gray.

#a8aeb4

#a9aeb3

#aaaeb1

#acaeb0

#adaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab3 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b3 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a7b2b2 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7aeb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7aeb5]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a7aeb5 (#a7aeb5) is rgb(167, 174, 181) in RGB.

No, #a7aeb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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