#a0aeb5

Color #a0aeb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a0aeb5

RGB

rgb(160, 174, 181)

HSL

hsl(200, 12.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 11.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.23, -3.44, -5.25)

LCH

lch(70.23, 6.28, 236.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0186, 229.13)

HWB

hwb(200, 62.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a7a0

Analogous

#a0b5b2

#a0aeb5

#a0a4b5

Triadic

#a0aeb5

#b5a0ae

#aeb5a0

Split-complementary

#a0aeb5

#b5a0a4

#b5b2a0

Tetradic

#a0aeb5

#a7a0b5

#b5a7a0

#aeb5a0

Square

#a0aeb5

#b2a0b5

#b5a7a0

#a4b5a0

Shades

Color #a0aeb5 mixed toward black.

#80939c

#647680

#4b5960

#323b40

#191e20

Tints

Color #a0aeb5 mixed toward white.

#b0bcc1

#c0c9ce

#d0d7da

#dfe4e6

#eff2f3

Tones

Color #a0aeb5 mixed toward gray.

#a2aeb3

#a4adb2

#a5acb0

#a7acae

#a9abac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b3 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a4b3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a1b2b2 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0aeb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0aeb5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a0aeb5 (#a0aeb5) is rgb(160, 174, 181) in RGB.

No, #a0aeb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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