#a8afad

Color #a8afad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8afad

RGB

rgb(168, 175, 173)

HSL

hsl(162.9, 4.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.9, 4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(70.87, -2.84, 0.17)

LCH

lch(70.87, 2.85, 176.57)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0084, 177.27)

HWB

hwb(162.9, 65.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa8aa

Analogous

#a8afaa

#a8afad

#a8aeaf

Triadic

#a8afad

#ada8af

#afada8

Split-complementary

#a8afad

#afa8ae

#afaaa8

Tetradic

#a8afad

#a8aaaf

#afa8aa

#afada8

Square

#a8afad

#aaa8af

#afa8aa

#aeafa8

Shades

Color #a8afad mixed toward black.

#8a9491

#6e7774

#525957

#373c3a

#1b1e1d

Tints

Color #a8afad mixed toward white.

#b7bcbb

#c5cac8

#d4d7d6

#e2e4e4

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a8afad mixed toward gray.

#a9afad

#a9aead

#aaadac

#abacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababad · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#abaaae · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a8aeae · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8afad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8afad]

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#a8afad (#a8afad) is rgb(168, 175, 173) in RGB.

No, #a8afad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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