#a8b7b7

Color #a8b7b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b7b7

RGB

rgb(168, 183, 183)

HSL

hsl(180, 9.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 8.2%, 71.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.29, -5.17, -1.78)

LCH

lch(73.29, 5.47, 199)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0166, 196.8)

HWB

hwb(180, 65.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a8a8

Analogous

#a8b7af

#a8b7b7

#a8afb7

Triadic

#a8b7b7

#b7a8b7

#b7b7a8

Split-complementary

#a8b7b7

#b7a8af

#b7afa8

Tetradic

#a8b7b7

#a8a8b7

#b7a8a8

#b7b7a8

Square

#a8b7b7

#afa8b7

#b7a8a8

#afb7a8

Shades

Color #a8b7b7 mixed toward black.

#889c9c

#6a8080

#4f6060

#354040

#1a2020

Tints

Color #a8b7b7 mixed toward white.

#b6c3c3

#c5cfcf

#d3dbdb

#e2e7e7

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a8b7b7 mixed toward gray.

#a9b6b6

#aab4b4

#acb3b3

#adb2b2

#aeb1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb7 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#aeadb7 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a9b7b7 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b7b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b7b7]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a8b7b7 (#a8b7b7) is rgb(168, 183, 183) in RGB.

No, #a8b7b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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