#a8a8a9

Color #a8a8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 0.65 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8a9

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 0.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.89, 0.19, -0.51)

LCH

lch(68.89, 0.54, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0015, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a9a8

Analogous

#a8a9a9

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#a9a8a9

Triadic

#a8a8a9

#a9a8a8

#a8a9a8

Split-complementary

#a8a8a9

#a9a9a8

Tetradic

#a8a8a9

#a9a8a9

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#a8a9a8

Square

#a8a8a9

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Shades

Color #a8a8a9 mixed toward black.

#8c8c8d

#707071

#545455

#383839

#1c1c1c

Tints

Color #a8a8a9 mixed toward white.

#b7b7b7

#c5c5c6

#d4d4d4

#e2e2e2

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8a8a9 mixed toward gray.

#a8a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a9 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a9 · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 0.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8a9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8a9 (#a8a8a9) is rgb(168, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #a8a8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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