#a8acbb

Color #a8acbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8acbb

RGB

rgb(168, 172, 187)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(70.47, 1.58, -8.14)

LCH

lch(70.47, 8.29, 280.98)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.022, 273.92)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 65.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb7a8

Analogous

#a8b5bb

#a8acbb

#ada8bb

Triadic

#a8acbb

#bba8ac

#acbba8

Split-complementary

#a8acbb

#bbada8

#b5bba8

Tetradic

#a8acbb

#b7a8bb

#bbb7a8

#acbba8

Square

#a8acbb

#bba8b5

#bbb7a8

#a8bbad

Shades

Color #a8acbb mixed toward black.

#878ca1

#686e85

#4e5264

#343742

#1a1b21

Tints

Color #a8acbb mixed toward white.

#b6bac6

#c5c8d2

#d3d5dd

#e2e3e8

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a8acbb mixed toward gray.

#aaadb9

#abaeb8

#adafb6

#aeb0b5

#b0b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab8 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b7 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a8b5b4 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8acbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8acbb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a8acbb (#a8acbb) is rgb(168, 172, 187) in RGB.

No, #a8acbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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