#a9a7a4

Color #a9a7a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.93 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a7a4

RGB

rgb(169, 167, 164)

HSL

hsl(36, 2.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.57, 0.16, 1.8)

LCH

lch(68.57, 1.81, 84.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0049, 78.23)

HWB

hwb(36, 64.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a6a9

Analogous

#a9a5a4

#a9a7a4

#a8a9a4

Triadic

#a9a7a4

#a4a9a7

#a7a4a9

Split-complementary

#a9a7a4

#a4a8a9

#a5a4a9

Tetradic

#a9a7a4

#a6a9a4

#a4a6a9

#a7a4a9

Square

#a9a7a4

#a4a9a5

#a4a6a9

#a9a4a8

Shades

Color #a9a7a4 mixed toward black.

#8e8b88

#72706c

#565451

#393836

#1d1c1b

Tints

Color #a9a7a4 mixed toward white.

#b7b6b3

#c6c4c2

#d4d3d2

#e2e2e1

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #a9a7a4 mixed toward gray.

#a9a7a4

#a8a7a5

#a7a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a5 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a5 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#a9a5a5 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a7a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a7a4]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#a9a7a4 (#a9a7a4) is rgb(169, 167, 164) in RGB.

No, #a9a7a4 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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