#a8b2b1

Color #a8b2b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b2b1

RGB

rgb(168, 178, 177)

HSL

hsl(174, 6.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174, 5.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.78, -3.68, -0.7)

LCH

lch(71.78, 3.75, 190.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0113, 189.71)

HWB

hwb(174, 65.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a8a9

Analogous

#a8b2ac

#a8b2b1

#a8aeb2

Triadic

#a8b2b1

#b1a8b2

#b2b1a8

Split-complementary

#a8b2b1

#b2a8ae

#b2aca8

Tetradic

#a8b2b1

#a8a9b2

#b2a8a9

#b2b1a8

Square

#a8b2b1

#aca8b2

#b2a8a9

#aeb2a8

Shades

Color #a8b2b1 mixed toward black.

#899795

#6c7a79

#515c5b

#363d3c

#1b1f1e

Tints

Color #a8b2b1 mixed toward white.

#b6bfbe

#c5cccb

#d3d8d8

#e2e5e5

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a8b2b1 mixed toward gray.

#a9b1b0

#aab0b0

#aaafaf

#abafae

#acaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadb1 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#acabb1 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#a9b1b1 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b2b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b2b1]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8b2b1 (#a8b2b1) is rgb(168, 178, 177) in RGB.

No, #a8b2b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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