#a8bab5

Color #a8bab5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bab5

RGB

rgb(168, 186, 181)

HSL

hsl(163.3, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(163.3, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 0%, 2.7%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.05, -7.16, 0.42)

LCH

lch(74.05, 7.17, 176.64)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.021, 177.27)

HWB

hwb(163.3, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa8ad

Analogous

#a8baac

#a8bab5

#a8b6ba

Triadic

#a8bab5

#b5a8ba

#bab5a8

Split-complementary

#a8bab5

#baa8b6

#baaca8

Tetradic

#a8bab5

#a8adba

#baa8ad

#bab5a8

Square

#a8bab5

#aca8ba

#baa8ad

#b6baa8

Shades

Color #a8bab5 mixed toward black.

#87a099

#68847c

#4e635d

#34423e

#1a211f

Tints

Color #a8bab5 mixed toward white.

#b6c5c1

#c5d1ce

#d3dcda

#e2e8e6

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a8bab5 mixed toward gray.

#a9b8b4

#abb7b4

#acb5b3

#aeb4b2

#afb2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b6 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#afaeb7 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#a9b7b7 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bab5]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Frequently asked questions

#a8bab5 (#a8bab5) is rgb(168, 186, 181) in RGB.

No, #a8bab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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