#a8adb4

Color #a8adb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8adb4

RGB

rgb(168, 173, 180)

HSL

hsl(215, 7.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 6.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.53, -0.39, -4.19)

LCH

lch(70.53, 4.21, 264.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0115, 256.93)

HWB

hwb(215, 65.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4afa8

Analogous

#a8b3b4

#a8adb4

#a9a8b4

Triadic

#a8adb4

#b4a8ad

#adb4a8

Split-complementary

#a8adb4

#b4a9a8

#b3b4a8

Tetradic

#a8adb4

#afa8b4

#b4afa8

#adb4a8

Square

#a8adb4

#b4a8b3

#b4afa8

#a8b4a9

Shades

Color #a8adb4 mixed toward black.

#899099

#6b737d

#51565d

#36393e

#1b1d1f

Tints

Color #a8adb4 mixed toward white.

#b6bbc0

#c5c8cd

#d3d6d9

#e2e4e6

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a8adb4 mixed toward gray.

#a9adb3

#aaadb2

#abadb1

#acaeb0

#adaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a8b1b1 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8adb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8adb4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8adb4 (#a8adb4) is rgb(168, 173, 180) in RGB.

No, #a8adb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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