#a7b7b9

Color #a7b7b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b7b9

RGB

rgb(167, 183, 185)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.28, -5.11, -2.9)

LCH

lch(73.28, 5.88, 209.58)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.018, 205.71)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9a9a7

Analogous

#a7b9b2

#a7b7b9

#a7aeb9

Triadic

#a7b7b9

#b9a7b7

#b7b9a7

Split-complementary

#a7b7b9

#b9a7ae

#b9b2a7

Tetradic

#a7b7b9

#a9a7b9

#b9a9a7

#b7b9a7

Square

#a7b7b9

#b2a7b9

#b9a9a7

#aeb9a7

Shades

Color #a7b7b9 mixed toward black.

#869c9f

#688083

#4e6062

#344041

#1a2021

Tints

Color #a7b7b9 mixed toward white.

#b6c3c5

#c4cfd0

#d3dbdc

#e2e7e8

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a7b7b9 mixed toward gray.

#a8b6b7

#aab5b6

#abb3b4

#adb2b3

#aeb1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb9 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#adacb8 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#a8b8b8 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b7b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b7b9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a7b7b9 (#a7b7b9) is rgb(167, 183, 185) in RGB.

No, #a7b7b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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