#a8babd

Color #a8babd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8babd

RGB

rgb(168, 186, 189)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.26, -5.56, -3.62)

LCH

lch(74.26, 6.63, 213.07)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0203, 208.84)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdaba8

Analogous

#a8bdb6

#a8babd

#a8afbd

Triadic

#a8babd

#bda8ba

#babda8

Split-complementary

#a8babd

#bda8af

#bdb6a8

Tetradic

#a8babd

#aba8bd

#bdaba8

#babda8

Square

#a8babd

#b6a8bd

#bdaba8

#afbda8

Shades

Color #a8babd mixed toward black.

#869fa3

#678387

#4d6265

#334144

#1a2122

Tints

Color #a8babd mixed toward white.

#b7c5c8

#c5d1d3

#d4dcde

#e2e8e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #a8babd mixed toward gray.

#aab9bb

#acb7b9

#adb6b8

#afb5b6

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bc · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#afaebc · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#a9bcbc · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8babd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8babd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a8babd (#a8babd) is rgb(168, 186, 189) in RGB.

No, #a8babd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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