#a8b8c1

Color #a8b8c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b8c1

RGB

rgb(168, 184, 193)

HSL

hsl(201.6, 16.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.6, 13%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 4.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.84, -3.67, -6.43)

LCH

lch(73.84, 7.4, 240.28)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0219, 232.24)

HWB

hwb(201.6, 65.9%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b1a8

Analogous

#a8c1be

#a8b8c1

#a8acc1

Triadic

#a8b8c1

#c1a8b8

#b8c1a8

Split-complementary

#a8b8c1

#c1a8ac

#c1bea8

Tetradic

#a8b8c1

#b1a8c1

#c1b1a8

#b8c1a8

Square

#a8b8c1

#bea8c1

#c1b1a8

#acc1a8

Shades

Color #a8b8c1 mixed toward black.

#859ba8

#647e8d

#4b5f69

#323f46

#192023

Tints

Color #a8b8c1 mixed toward white.

#b7c4cb

#c5d0d6

#d4dce0

#e2e7ea

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #a8b8c1 mixed toward gray.

#aab7bf

#acb7bd

#aeb6bb

#b0b6b9

#b2b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbf · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#aeadbe · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a9bdbd · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b8c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b8c1]

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Frequently asked questions

#a8b8c1 (#a8b8c1) is rgb(168, 184, 193) in RGB.

No, #a8b8c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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