#a9a7a7

Color #a9a7a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 0.96 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a7a7

RGB

rgb(169, 167, 167)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.65, 0.71, 0.25)

LCH

lch(68.65, 0.75, 19.4)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0023, 17.65)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a9a9

Analogous

#a9a7a8

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Triadic

#a9a7a7

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Split-complementary

#a9a7a7

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Tetradic

#a9a7a7

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Square

#a9a7a7

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Shades

Color #a9a7a7 mixed toward black.

#8d8b8b

#716f6f

#555353

#393737

#1c1c1c

Tints

Color #a9a7a7 mixed toward white.

#b7b6b6

#c6c4c4

#d4d3d3

#e2e2e2

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #a9a7a7 mixed toward gray.

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Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a7 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a7 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a9a7a7 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a7a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a7a7]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a9a7a7 (#a9a7a7) is rgb(169, 167, 167) in RGB.

No, #a9a7a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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