#a7aebc

Color #a7aebc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a7aebc

RGB

rgb(167, 174, 188)

HSL

hsl(220, 13.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 11.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.95, 0.36, -7.98)

LCH

lch(70.95, 7.99, 272.58)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0216, 264.42)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb5a7

Analogous

#a7b8bc

#a7aebc

#aba7bc

Triadic

#a7aebc

#bca7ae

#aebca7

Split-complementary

#a7aebc

#bcaba7

#b8bca7

Tetradic

#a7aebc

#b5a7bc

#bcb5a7

#aebca7

Square

#a7aebc

#bca7b8

#bcb5a7

#a7bcab

Shades

Color #a7aebc mixed toward black.

#858fa2

#667186

#4d5565

#333843

#1a1c22

Tints

Color #a7aebc mixed toward white.

#b6bbc7

#c4c9d2

#d3d6dd

#e2e4e9

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a7aebc mixed toward gray.

#a9afba

#abafb8

#acb0b7

#aeb0b5

#b0b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab9 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b8 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a7b6b6 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7aebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7aebc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7aebc (#a7aebc) is rgb(167, 174, 188) in RGB.

No, #a7aebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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