#a9abb2

Color #a9abb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.96 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9abb2

RGB

rgb(169, 171, 178)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 5.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 5.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 3.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.02, 0.65, -3.83)

LCH

lch(70.02, 3.88, 279.63)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0102, 273.37)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 66.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b0a9

Analogous

#a9afb2

#a9abb2

#aba9b2

Triadic

#a9abb2

#b2a9ab

#abb2a9

Split-complementary

#a9abb2

#b2aba9

#afb2a9

Tetradic

#a9abb2

#b0a9b2

#b2b0a9

#abb2a9

Square

#a9abb2

#b2a9af

#b2b0a9

#a9b2ab

Shades

Color #a9abb2 mixed toward black.

#8a8d97

#6d707a

#52545b

#37383d

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a9abb2 mixed toward white.

#b7b9bf

#c6c7cc

#d4d5d8

#e2e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9abb2 mixed toward gray.

#aaabb1

#aaacb0

#abacb0

#acadaf

#adadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a9afaf · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9abb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9abb2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9abb2 (#a9abb2) is rgb(169, 171, 178) in RGB.

No, #a9abb2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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