#a0a5a5

Color #a0a5a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a5a5

RGB

rgb(160, 165, 165)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(67.35, -1.78, -0.62)

LCH

lch(67.35, 1.88, 199.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0058, 197.18)

HWB

hwb(180, 62.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a0a0

Analogous

#a0a5a2

#a0a5a5

#a0a2a5

Triadic

#a0a5a5

#a5a0a5

#a5a5a0

Split-complementary

#a0a5a5

#a5a0a2

#a5a2a0

Tetradic

#a0a5a5

#a0a0a5

#a5a0a0

#a5a5a0

Square

#a0a5a5

#a2a0a5

#a5a0a0

#a2a5a0

Shades

Color #a0a5a5 mixed toward black.

#848b8b

#696f6f

#4f5353

#353838

#1a1c1c

Tints

Color #a0a5a5 mixed toward white.

#b0b4b4

#c0c3c3

#cfd2d2

#dfe1e1

#eff0f0

Tones

Color #a0a5a5 mixed toward gray.

#a0a5a5

#a1a4a4

#a2a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a0a5a5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a5a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a5a5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a0a5a5 (#a0a5a5) is rgb(160, 165, 165) in RGB.

No, #a0a5a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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