#a7afb9

Color #a7afb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a7afb9

RGB

rgb(167, 175, 185)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.13, -0.8, -6.07)

LCH

lch(71.13, 6.12, 262.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.017, 253.92)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b1a7

Analogous

#a7b8b9

#a7afb9

#a8a7b9

Triadic

#a7afb9

#b9a7af

#afb9a7

Split-complementary

#a7afb9

#b9a8a7

#b8b9a7

Tetradic

#a7afb9

#b1a7b9

#b9b1a7

#afb9a7

Square

#a7afb9

#b9a7b8

#b9b1a7

#a7b9a8

Shades

Color #a7afb9 mixed toward black.

#86919f

#687483

#4e5762

#343a41

#1a1d21

Tints

Color #a7afb9 mixed toward white.

#b6bcc5

#c4cad0

#d3d7dc

#e2e4e8

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a7afb9 mixed toward gray.

#a8afb7

#aaafb6

#abafb4

#adb0b3

#aeb0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb7 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b6 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a7b5b4 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7afb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7afb9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7afb9 (#a7afb9) is rgb(167, 175, 185) in RGB.

No, #a7afb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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