#a8aeba

Color #a8aeba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aeba

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 186)

HSL

hsl(220, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.97, 0.28, -6.85)

LCH

lch(70.97, 6.86, 272.34)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0185, 264.41)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab4a8

Analogous

#a8b7ba

#a8aeba

#aba8ba

Triadic

#a8aeba

#baa8ae

#aebaa8

Split-complementary

#a8aeba

#baaba8

#b7baa8

Tetradic

#a8aeba

#b4a8ba

#bab4a8

#aebaa8

Square

#a8aeba

#baa8b7

#bab4a8

#a8baab

Shades

Color #a8aeba mixed toward black.

#878fa0

#687184

#4e5563

#343942

#1a1c21

Tints

Color #a8aeba mixed toward white.

#b6bbc5

#c5c9d1

#d3d6dc

#e2e4e8

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a8aeba mixed toward gray.

#a9aeb8

#abafb7

#acafb5

#aeb0b4

#afb0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb7 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#aaaab7 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a8b5b4 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aeba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aeba]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8aeba (#a8aeba) is rgb(168, 174, 186) in RGB.

No, #a8aeba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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