#a7b1b9

Color #a7b1b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b1b9

RGB

rgb(167, 177, 185)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.66, -1.88, -5.28)

LCH

lch(71.66, 5.6, 250.4)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0161, 241.84)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9afa7

Analogous

#a7b9b8

#a7b1b9

#a7a8b9

Triadic

#a7b1b9

#b9a7b1

#b1b9a7

Split-complementary

#a7b1b9

#b9a7a8

#b9b8a7

Tetradic

#a7b1b9

#afa7b9

#b9afa7

#b1b9a7

Square

#a7b1b9

#b8a7b9

#b9afa7

#a8b9a7

Shades

Color #a7b1b9 mixed toward black.

#86949f

#687783

#4e5962

#343b41

#1a1e21

Tints

Color #a7b1b9 mixed toward white.

#b6bec5

#c4cbd0

#d3d8dc

#e2e5e8

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a7b1b9 mixed toward gray.

#a8b1b7

#aab1b6

#abb0b4

#adb0b3

#aeb0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacb7 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#abaab7 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a8b6b5 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b1b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b1b9]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#a7b1b9 (#a7b1b9) is rgb(167, 177, 185) in RGB.

No, #a7b1b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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