#a9acb1

Color #a9acb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.1 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9acb1

RGB

rgb(169, 172, 177)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 4.9%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 4.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.26, -0.09, -2.93)

LCH

lch(70.26, 2.93, 268.24)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0079, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 66.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1aea9

Analogous

#a9b0b1

#a9acb1

#aaa9b1

Triadic

#a9acb1

#b1a9ac

#acb1a9

Split-complementary

#a9acb1

#b1aaa9

#b0b1a9

Tetradic

#a9acb1

#aea9b1

#b1aea9

#acb1a9

Square

#a9acb1

#b1a9b0

#b1aea9

#a9b1aa

Shades

Color #a9acb1 mixed toward black.

#8b8f96

#6e7279

#52555b

#37393c

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a9acb1 mixed toward white.

#b7babe

#c6c8cb

#d4d5d8

#e2e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9acb1 mixed toward gray.

#aaacb0

#abacaf

#acadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a9afaf · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9acb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9acb1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9acb1 (#a9acb1) is rgb(169, 172, 177) in RGB.

No, #a9acb1 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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