#a9aaab

Color #a9aaab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 0.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aaab

RGB

rgb(169, 170, 171)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.56, -0.16, -0.64)

LCH

lch(69.56, 0.66, 255.96)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0018, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 66.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abaaa9

Analogous

#a9abab

#a9aaab

#a9a9ab

Triadic

#a9aaab

#aba9aa

#aaaba9

Split-complementary

#a9aaab

#aba9a9

#ababa9

Tetradic

#a9aaab

#aaa9ab

#abaaa9

#aaaba9

Square

#a9aaab

#aba9ab

#abaaa9

#a9aba9

Shades

Color #a9aaab mixed toward black.

#8c8e8f

#707173

#545556

#383939

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #a9aaab mixed toward white.

#b7b8b9

#c6c6c7

#d4d5d5

#e2e3e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a9aaab mixed toward gray.

#a9aaab

#aaaaab

#aaaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#a9abab · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aaab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aaab]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a9aaab (#a9aaab) is rgb(169, 170, 171) in RGB.

No, #a9aaab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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