#a0a8a6

Color #a0a8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.38 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a8a6

RGB

rgb(160, 168, 166)

HSL

hsl(165, 4.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 4.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.19, -3.21, 0.05)

LCH

lch(68.19, 3.21, 179.11)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0095, 179.4)

HWB

hwb(165, 62.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a0a2

Analogous

#a0a8a2

#a0a8a6

#a0a6a8

Triadic

#a0a8a6

#a6a0a8

#a8a6a0

Split-complementary

#a0a8a6

#a8a0a6

#a8a2a0

Tetradic

#a0a8a6

#a0a2a8

#a8a0a2

#a8a6a0

Square

#a0a8a6

#a2a0a8

#a8a0a2

#a6a8a0

Shades

Color #a0a8a6 mixed toward black.

#838e8b

#697270

#4e5654

#343938

#1a1d1c

Tints

Color #a0a8a6 mixed toward white.

#b0b6b5

#c0c5c4

#cfd3d2

#dfe2e1

#eff0f0

Tones

Color #a0a8a6 mixed toward gray.

#a1a7a6

#a1a7a5

#a2a6a5

#a3a5a5

#a3a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a3a2a7 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a0a7a7 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a8a6]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#a0a8a6 (#a0a8a6) is rgb(160, 168, 166) in RGB.

No, #a0a8a6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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