#a7b3bc

Color #a7b3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b3bc

RGB

rgb(167, 179, 188)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 13.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 11.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.29, -2.35, -6)

LCH

lch(72.29, 6.44, 248.61)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0186, 239.99)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 65.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb0a7

Analogous

#a7bcba

#a7b3bc

#a7a9bc

Triadic

#a7b3bc

#bca7b3

#b3bca7

Split-complementary

#a7b3bc

#bca7a9

#bcbaa7

Tetradic

#a7b3bc

#b0a7bc

#bcb0a7

#b3bca7

Square

#a7b3bc

#baa7bc

#bcb0a7

#a9bca7

Shades

Color #a7b3bc mixed toward black.

#8596a2

#667986

#4d5a65

#333c43

#1a1e22

Tints

Color #a7b3bc mixed toward white.

#b6c0c7

#c4ccd2

#d3d9dd

#e2e6e9

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a7b3bc mixed toward gray.

#a9b3ba

#abb2b8

#acb2b7

#aeb2b5

#b0b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacba · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#acabb9 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a8b8b8 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b3bc]

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Frequently asked questions

#a7b3bc (#a7b3bc) is rgb(167, 179, 188) in RGB.

No, #a7b3bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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