#a2acad

Color #a2acad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a2acad

RGB

rgb(162, 172, 173)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 6.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 6.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.61, -3.31, -1.73)

LCH

lch(69.61, 3.73, 207.59)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0114, 203.86)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 63.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada3a2

Analogous

#a2ada9

#a2acad

#a2a7ad

Triadic

#a2acad

#ada2ac

#acada2

Split-complementary

#a2acad

#ada2a7

#ada9a2

Tetradic

#a2acad

#a3a2ad

#ada3a2

#acada2

Square

#a2acad

#a9a2ad

#ada3a2

#a7ada2

Shades

Color #a2acad mixed toward black.

#849293

#697577

#4e5859

#343b3b

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a2acad mixed toward white.

#b2babb

#c1c8c8

#d1d6d6

#e0e3e4

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a2acad mixed toward gray.

#a3abac

#a4abab

#a5aaaa

#a6a9a9

#a7a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7ad · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ad · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a3adad · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2acad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2acad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a2acad (#a2acad) is rgb(162, 172, 173) in RGB.

No, #a2acad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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