#a8a2a2

Color #a8a2a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.13 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a2a2

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 162)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 3.6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.11, 2.16, 0.77)

LCH

lch(67.11, 2.29, 19.62)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0069, 17.65)

HWB

hwb(0, 63.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a8a8

Analogous

#a8a2a5

#a8a2a2

#a8a5a2

Triadic

#a8a2a2

#a2a8a2

#a2a2a8

Split-complementary

#a8a2a2

#a2a8a5

#a2a5a8

Tetradic

#a8a2a2

#a8a8a2

#a2a8a8

#a2a2a8

Square

#a8a2a2

#a5a8a2

#a2a8a8

#a5a2a8

Shades

Color #a8a2a2 mixed toward black.

#8d8686

#726a6a

#555050

#393535

#1c1b1b

Tints

Color #a8a2a2 mixed toward white.

#b6b2b2

#c5c1c1

#d3d1d1

#e2e0e0

#f0f0f0

Tones

Color #a8a2a2 mixed toward gray.

#a7a3a3

#a6a3a3

#a6a4a4

#a5a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a2 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a2 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a8a2a2 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a2a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a2a2]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a8a2a2 (#a8a2a2) is rgb(168, 162, 162) in RGB.

No, #a8a2a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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