#a9adaf

Color #a9adaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.21 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9adaf

RGB

rgb(169, 173, 175)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(70.47, -1.02, -1.52)

LCH

lch(70.47, 1.83, 236.14)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0054, 229.51)

HWB

hwb(200, 66.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaba9

Analogous

#a9afae

#a9adaf

#a9aaaf

Triadic

#a9adaf

#afa9ad

#adafa9

Split-complementary

#a9adaf

#afa9aa

#afaea9

Tetradic

#a9adaf

#aba9af

#afaba9

#adafa9

Square

#a9adaf

#aea9af

#afaba9

#aaafa9

Shades

Color #a9adaf mixed toward black.

#8b9193

#6f7477

#535759

#373a3b

#1c1d1e

Tints

Color #a9adaf mixed toward white.

#b7bbbc

#c6c8ca

#d4d6d7

#e2e4e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9adaf mixed toward gray.

#aaadaf

#aaadae

#abadae

#abacad

#acacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#abaaae · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a9aeae · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9adaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9adaf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9adaf (#a9adaf) is rgb(169, 173, 175) in RGB.

No, #a9adaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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