#a0a8b3

Color #a0a8b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a8b3

RGB

rgb(160, 168, 179)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 11.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 10.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(68.56, -0.59, -6.62)

LCH

lch(68.56, 6.65, 264.91)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0183, 256.42)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 62.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3aba0

Analogous

#a0b2b3

#a0a8b3

#a2a0b3

Triadic

#a0a8b3

#b3a0a8

#a8b3a0

Split-complementary

#a0a8b3

#b3a2a0

#b2b3a0

Tetradic

#a0a8b3

#aba0b3

#b3aba0

#a8b3a0

Square

#a0a8b3

#b3a0b2

#b3aba0

#a0b3a2

Shades

Color #a0a8b3 mixed toward black.

#818b9a

#656f7e

#4b535e

#32383f

#191c1f

Tints

Color #a0a8b3 mixed toward white.

#b0b7c0

#c0c5cc

#d0d4d9

#dfe2e6

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #a0a8b3 mixed toward gray.

#a2a8b1

#a3a9b0

#a5a9ae

#a6a9ad

#a8a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b0 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a2b0 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a0aeae · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a8b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a8b3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a0a8b3 (#a0a8b3) is rgb(160, 168, 179) in RGB.

No, #a0a8b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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