#a9a8af

Color #a9a8af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.87 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a8af

RGB

rgb(169, 168, 175)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 4.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.14, 1.7, -3.47)

LCH

lch(69.14, 3.86, 296.1)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.01, 292.97)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 65.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeafa8

Analogous

#a8abaf

#a9a8af

#ada8af

Triadic

#a9a8af

#afa9a8

#a8afa9

Split-complementary

#a9a8af

#afada8

#abafa8

Tetradic

#a9a8af

#afa8ae

#aeafa8

#a8afa9

Square

#a9a8af

#afa8ab

#aeafa8

#a8afad

Shades

Color #a9a8af mixed toward black.

#8c8a94

#6f6e77

#535259

#37373c

#1c1b1e

Tints

Color #a9a8af mixed toward white.

#b7b7bc

#c6c5ca

#d4d4d7

#e2e2e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9a8af mixed toward gray.

#aaa9af

#aaa9ae

#aaaaad

#abaaad

#ababac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a9acac · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a8af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a8af]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a8af (#a9a8af) is rgb(169, 168, 175) in RGB.

No, #a9a8af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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