#a0aaac

Color #a0aaac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a0aaac

RGB

rgb(160, 170, 172)

HSL

hsl(190, 6.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.9, -3.11, -2.24)

LCH

lch(68.9, 3.83, 215.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0117, 210.96)

HWB

hwb(190, 62.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca2a0

Analogous

#a0aca8

#a0aaac

#a0a4ac

Triadic

#a0aaac

#aca0aa

#aaaca0

Split-complementary

#a0aaac

#aca0a4

#aca8a0

Tetradic

#a0aaac

#a2a0ac

#aca2a0

#aaaca0

Square

#a0aaac

#a8a0ac

#aca2a0

#a4aca0

Shades

Color #a0aaac mixed toward black.

#839092

#677476

#4d5759

#343a3b

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a0aaac mixed toward white.

#b0b8ba

#c0c6c8

#d0d4d5

#dfe3e3

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #a0aaac mixed toward gray.

#a1a9ab

#a2a9aa

#a3a8a9

#a4a7a8

#a5a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5ac · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ab · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a1abab · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0aaac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0aaac]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a0aaac (#a0aaac) is rgb(160, 170, 172) in RGB.

No, #a0aaac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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