#a9aeb3

Color #a9aeb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.64 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aeb3

RGB

rgb(169, 174, 179)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.84, -0.78, -3.17)

LCH

lch(70.84, 3.26, 256.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0092, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3aea9

Analogous

#a9b3b3

#a9aeb3

#a9a9b3

Triadic

#a9aeb3

#b3a9ae

#aeb3a9

Split-complementary

#a9aeb3

#b3a9a9

#b3b3a9

Tetradic

#a9aeb3

#aea9b3

#b3aea9

#aeb3a9

Square

#a9aeb3

#b3a9b3

#b3aea9

#a9b3a9

Shades

Color #a9aeb3 mixed toward black.

#8a9198

#6d747b

#52575c

#363a3e

#1b1d1f

Tints

Color #a9aeb3 mixed toward white.

#b7bbc0

#c6c9cc

#d4d6d9

#e2e4e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #a9aeb3 mixed toward gray.

#aaaeb2

#abaeb1

#abaeb0

#acaeb0

#adaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#ababb2 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a9b1b1 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aeb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aeb3]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a9aeb3 (#a9aeb3) is rgb(169, 174, 179) in RGB.

No, #a9aeb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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