#a0aab4

Color #a0aab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a0aab4

RGB

rgb(160, 170, 180)

HSL

hsl(210, 11.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 11.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.12, -1.48, -6.33)

LCH

lch(69.12, 6.5, 256.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0183, 247.91)

HWB

hwb(210, 62.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4aaa0

Analogous

#a0b4b4

#a0aab4

#a0a0b4

Triadic

#a0aab4

#b4a0aa

#aab4a0

Split-complementary

#a0aab4

#b4a0a0

#b4b4a0

Tetradic

#a0aab4

#aaa0b4

#b4aaa0

#aab4a0

Square

#a0aab4

#b4a0b4

#b4aaa0

#a0b4a0

Shades

Color #a0aab4 mixed toward black.

#808e9b

#64717f

#4b555f

#32393f

#191c20

Tints

Color #a0aab4 mixed toward white.

#b0b8c1

#c0c6cd

#d0d5da

#dfe3e6

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #a0aab4 mixed toward gray.

#a2aab2

#a3aab1

#a5aaaf

#a7aaad

#a8aaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5b2 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a3b1 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#a1b0af · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0aab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0aab4]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a0aab4 (#a0aab4) is rgb(160, 170, 180) in RGB.

No, #a0aab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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