#a9aaaf

Color #a9aaaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.79 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aaaf

RGB

rgb(169, 170, 175)

HSL

hsl(230, 3.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 3.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.67, 0.61, -2.69)

LCH

lch(69.67, 2.76, 282.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0073, 277.13)

HWB

hwb(230, 66.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaea9

Analogous

#a9adaf

#a9aaaf

#aba9af

Triadic

#a9aaaf

#afa9aa

#aaafa9

Split-complementary

#a9aaaf

#afaba9

#adafa9

Tetradic

#a9aaaf

#aea9af

#afaea9

#aaafa9

Square

#a9aaaf

#afa9ad

#afaea9

#a9afab

Shades

Color #a9aaaf mixed toward black.

#8b8d93

#6f7077

#535459

#37383b

#1c1c1e

Tints

Color #a9aaaf mixed toward white.

#b7b8bc

#c6c6ca

#d4d5d7

#e2e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9aaaf mixed toward gray.

#aaaaaf

#aaabae

#ababae

#ababad

#acacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a9adad · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aaaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aaaf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9aaaf (#a9aaaf) is rgb(169, 170, 175) in RGB.

No, #a9aaaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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