#a8afb7

Color #a8afb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8afb7

RGB

rgb(168, 175, 183)

HSL

hsl(212, 9.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212, 8.2%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(71.15, -0.87, -4.93)

LCH

lch(71.15, 5.01, 259.99)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0139, 251.57)

HWB

hwb(212, 65.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b0a8

Analogous

#a8b6b7

#a8afb7

#a8a8b7

Triadic

#a8afb7

#b7a8af

#afb7a8

Split-complementary

#a8afb7

#b7a8a8

#b6b7a8

Tetradic

#a8afb7

#b0a8b7

#b7b0a8

#afb7a8

Square

#a8afb7

#b7a8b6

#b7b0a8

#a8b7a8

Shades

Color #a8afb7 mixed toward black.

#88929c

#6a7480

#4f5760

#353a40

#1a1d20

Tints

Color #a8afb7 mixed toward white.

#b6bcc3

#c5cacf

#d3d7db

#e2e4e7

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a8afb7 mixed toward gray.

#a9afb6

#aaafb4

#acafb3

#adafb2

#aeafb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb5 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#abaab5 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a8b4b3 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8afb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8afb7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8afb7 (#a8afb7) is rgb(168, 175, 183) in RGB.

No, #a8afb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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