#a8a8a3

Color #a8a8a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.79 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8a3

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 163)

HSL

hsl(60, 2.8%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.73, -0.93, 2.58)

LCH

lch(68.73, 2.74, 109.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0071, 106.39)

HWB

hwb(60, 63.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a3a8

Analogous

#a8a5a3

#a8a8a3

#a5a8a3

Triadic

#a8a8a3

#a3a8a8

#a8a3a8

Split-complementary

#a8a8a3

#a3a5a8

#a5a3a8

Tetradic

#a8a8a3

#a3a8a3

#a3a3a8

#a8a3a8

Square

#a8a8a3

#a3a8a5

#a3a3a8

#a8a3a5

Shades

Color #a8a8a3 mixed toward black.

#8d8d87

#71716b

#555550

#393936

#1c1c1b

Tints

Color #a8a8a3 mixed toward white.

#b7b7b2

#c5c5c2

#d4d4d1

#e2e2e0

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #a8a8a3 mixed toward gray.

#a8a8a3

#a7a7a4

#a6a6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a4 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a5 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#a8a5a5 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8a3]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8a3 (#a8a8a3) is rgb(168, 168, 163) in RGB.

No, #a8a8a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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