#a8acab

Color #a8acab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.78 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8acab

RGB

rgb(168, 172, 171)

HSL

hsl(165, 2.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 2.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(70.01, -1.6, 0.02)

LCH

lch(70.01, 1.6, 179.28)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0047, 180)

HWB

hwb(165, 65.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca8a9

Analogous

#a8aca9

#a8acab

#a8abac

Triadic

#a8acab

#aba8ac

#acaba8

Split-complementary

#a8acab

#aca8ab

#aca9a8

Tetradic

#a8acab

#a8a9ac

#aca8a9

#acaba8

Square

#a8acab

#a9a8ac

#aca8a9

#abaca8

Shades

Color #a8acab mixed toward black.

#8b908f

#6f7473

#535756

#373a39

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #a8acab mixed toward white.

#b7bab9

#c5c8c7

#d4d6d5

#e2e3e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8acab mixed toward gray.

#a8acab

#a9abab

#a9abaa

#aaaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaab · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#aaa9ab · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a8abab · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8acab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8acab]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#a8acab (#a8acab) is rgb(168, 172, 171) in RGB.

No, #a8acab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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