#a8aaba

Color #a8aaba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aaba

RGB

rgb(168, 170, 186)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.91, 2.47, -8.42)

LCH

lch(69.91, 8.77, 286.35)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.023, 280.28)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab8a8

Analogous

#a8b3ba

#a8aaba

#afa8ba

Triadic

#a8aaba

#baa8aa

#aabaa8

Split-complementary

#a8aaba

#baafa8

#b3baa8

Tetradic

#a8aaba

#b8a8ba

#bab8a8

#aabaa8

Square

#a8aaba

#baa8b3

#bab8a8

#a8baaf

Shades

Color #a8aaba mixed toward black.

#878aa0

#686b84

#4e5163

#343642

#1a1b21

Tints

Color #a8aaba mixed toward white.

#b6b8c5

#c5c6d1

#d3d5dc

#e2e3e8

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a8aaba mixed toward gray.

#a9abb8

#abacb7

#acadb5

#aeafb4

#afb0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b6 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b5 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a8b3b3 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aaba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aaba]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8aaba (#a8aaba) is rgb(168, 170, 186) in RGB.

No, #a8aaba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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