#a8aab2

Color #a8aab2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aab2

RGB

rgb(168, 170, 178)

HSL

hsl(228, 6.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 5.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.67, 0.85, -4.35)

LCH

lch(69.67, 4.43, 281.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0116, 274.93)

HWB

hwb(228, 65.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b0a8

Analogous

#a8afb2

#a8aab2

#aba8b2

Triadic

#a8aab2

#b2a8aa

#aab2a8

Split-complementary

#a8aab2

#b2aba8

#afb2a8

Tetradic

#a8aab2

#b0a8b2

#b2b0a8

#aab2a8

Square

#a8aab2

#b2a8af

#b2b0a8

#a8b2ab

Shades

Color #a8aab2 mixed toward black.

#898c97

#6c6f7a

#51535c

#36383d

#1b1c1f

Tints

Color #a8aab2 mixed toward white.

#b6b8bf

#c5c6cc

#d3d4d8

#e2e3e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a8aab2 mixed toward gray.

#a9aab1

#aaabb0

#aaabaf

#abacaf

#acacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a8afae · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aab2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a8aab2 (#a8aab2) is rgb(168, 170, 178) in RGB.

No, #a8aab2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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