#a9afb5

Color #a9afb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9afb5

RGB

rgb(169, 175, 181)

HSL

hsl(210, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 3.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.17, -0.93, -3.79)

LCH

lch(71.17, 3.9, 256.21)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.011, 248.1)

HWB

hwb(210, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5afa9

Analogous

#a9b5b5

#a9afb5

#a9a9b5

Triadic

#a9afb5

#b5a9af

#afb5a9

Split-complementary

#a9afb5

#b5a9a9

#b5b5a9

Tetradic

#a9afb5

#afa9b5

#b5afa9

#afb5a9

Square

#a9afb5

#b5a9b5

#b5afa9

#a9b5a9

Shades

Color #a9afb5 mixed toward black.

#8a929a

#6c757d

#51575e

#363a3f

#1b1d1f

Tints

Color #a9afb5 mixed toward white.

#b7bcc1

#c6cace

#d4d7da

#e2e4e6

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #a9afb5 mixed toward gray.

#aaafb4

#abafb3

#acafb2

#adafb1

#aeafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb4 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#ababb3 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a9b2b2 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9afb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9afb5]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a9afb5 (#a9afb5) is rgb(169, 175, 181) in RGB.

No, #a9afb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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