#a9aeb5

Color #a9aeb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aeb5

RGB

rgb(169, 174, 181)

HSL

hsl(215, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.9, -0.39, -4.19)

LCH

lch(70.9, 4.21, 264.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0115, 256.93)

HWB

hwb(215, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b0a9

Analogous

#a9b4b5

#a9aeb5

#aaa9b5

Triadic

#a9aeb5

#b5a9ae

#aeb5a9

Split-complementary

#a9aeb5

#b5aaa9

#b4b5a9

Tetradic

#a9aeb5

#b0a9b5

#b5b0a9

#aeb5a9

Square

#a9aeb5

#b5a9b4

#b5b0a9

#a9b5aa

Shades

Color #a9aeb5 mixed toward black.

#8a909a

#6c737d

#51565e

#363a3f

#1b1d1f

Tints

Color #a9aeb5 mixed toward white.

#b7bbc1

#c6c9ce

#d4d6da

#e2e4e6

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #a9aeb5 mixed toward gray.

#aaaeb4

#abaeb3

#acaeb2

#adafb1

#aeafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#ababb3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a9b2b2 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aeb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aeb5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9aeb5 (#a9aeb5) is rgb(169, 174, 181) in RGB.

No, #a9aeb5 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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