#a0a8a9

Color #a0a8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a8a9

RGB

rgb(160, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 5.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.27, -2.62, -1.49)

LCH

lch(68.27, 3.01, 209.63)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0092, 205.73)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 62.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a1a0

Analogous

#a0a9a5

#a0a8a9

#a0a3a9

Triadic

#a0a8a9

#a9a0a8

#a8a9a0

Split-complementary

#a0a8a9

#a9a0a3

#a9a5a0

Tetradic

#a0a8a9

#a1a0a9

#a9a1a0

#a8a9a0

Square

#a0a8a9

#a5a0a9

#a9a1a0

#a3a9a0

Shades

Color #a0a8a9 mixed toward black.

#838e8f

#687273

#4e5556

#34393a

#1a1c1d

Tints

Color #a0a8a9 mixed toward white.

#b0b6b7

#c0c5c6

#cfd3d4

#dfe2e2

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #a0a8a9 mixed toward gray.

#a1a7a8

#a1a7a7

#a2a6a7

#a3a6a6

#a4a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a9 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a2a9 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a0a9a9 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a8a9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a0a8a9 (#a0a8a9) is rgb(160, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #a0a8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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