#a9abab

Color #a9abab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 0.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9abab

RGB

rgb(169, 171, 171)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.82, -0.71, -0.25)

LCH

lch(69.82, 0.75, 199.4)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0023, 197.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 66.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba9a9

Analogous

#a9abaa

#a9abab

#a9aaab

Triadic

#a9abab

#aba9ab

#ababa9

Split-complementary

#a9abab

#aba9aa

#abaaa9

Tetradic

#a9abab

#a9a9ab

#aba9a9

#ababa9

Square

#a9abab

#aaa9ab

#aba9a9

#aaaba9

Shades

Color #a9abab mixed toward black.

#8c8f8f

#707373

#545656

#383939

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #a9abab mixed toward white.

#b7b9b9

#c6c7c7

#d4d5d5

#e2e3e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a9abab mixed toward gray.

#a9abab

#aaabab

#aaaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaab · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaaab · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a9abab · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9abab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9abab]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a9abab (#a9abab) is rgb(169, 171, 171) in RGB.

No, #a9abab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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