#a8aeb3

Color #a8aeb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aeb3

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 179)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.77, -1.13, -3.29)

LCH

lch(70.77, 3.48, 251.04)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0099, 242.92)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3ada8

Analogous

#a8b3b2

#a8aeb3

#a8a8b3

Triadic

#a8aeb3

#b3a8ae

#aeb3a8

Split-complementary

#a8aeb3

#b3a8a8

#b3b2a8

Tetradic

#a8aeb3

#ada8b3

#b3ada8

#aeb3a8

Square

#a8aeb3

#b2a8b3

#b3ada8

#a8b3a8

Shades

Color #a8aeb3 mixed toward black.

#899198

#6c747b

#51575d

#363a3e

#1b1d1f

Tints

Color #a8aeb3 mixed toward white.

#b6bbc0

#c5c9cc

#d3d6d9

#e2e4e6

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a8aeb3 mixed toward gray.

#a9aeb2

#aaaeb1

#abaeb0

#acaeaf

#acadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb2 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a8b1b1 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aeb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aeb3]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8aeb3 (#a8aeb3) is rgb(168, 174, 179) in RGB.

No, #a8aeb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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