#a8a8ab

Color #a8a8ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8ab

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 171)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.95, 0.57, -1.54)

LCH

lch(68.95, 1.64, 290.31)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0043, 286.31)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ababa8

Analogous

#a8aaab

#a8a8ab

#aaa8ab

Triadic

#a8a8ab

#aba8a8

#a8aba8

Split-complementary

#a8a8ab

#abaaa8

#aaaba8

Tetradic

#a8a8ab

#aba8ab

#ababa8

#a8aba8

Square

#a8a8ab

#aba8aa

#ababa8

#a8abaa

Shades

Color #a8a8ab mixed toward black.

#8b8b8f

#6f6f73

#535356

#38383a

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #a8a8ab mixed toward white.

#b7b7b9

#c5c5c7

#d4d4d5

#e2e2e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8a8ab mixed toward gray.

#a8a8ab

#a9a9ab

#a9a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#a8aaaa · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8ab]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8ab (#a8a8ab) is rgb(168, 168, 171) in RGB.

No, #a8a8ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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