#a8a8ad

Color #a8a8ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.75 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8ad

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 173)

HSL

hsl(240, 3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69, 0.96, -2.57)

LCH

lch(69, 2.74, 290.48)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0071, 286.39)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adada8

Analogous

#a8abad

#a8a8ad

#aba8ad

Triadic

#a8a8ad

#ada8a8

#a8ada8

Split-complementary

#a8a8ad

#adaba8

#abada8

Tetradic

#a8a8ad

#ada8ad

#adada8

#a8ada8

Square

#a8a8ad

#ada8ab

#adada8

#a8adab

Shades

Color #a8a8ad mixed toward black.

#8b8b92

#6e6e75

#535358

#37373b

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #a8a8ad mixed toward white.

#b7b7bb

#c5c5c8

#d4d4d6

#e2e2e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8a8ad mixed toward gray.

#a8a8ad

#a9a9ac

#aaaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ac · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ac · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#a8abab · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8ad]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8ad (#a8a8ad) is rgb(168, 168, 173) in RGB.

No, #a8a8ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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