#a0aaad

Color #a0aaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a0aaad

RGB

rgb(160, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 7.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 7.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.92, -2.91, -2.75)

LCH

lch(68.92, 4, 223.38)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0121, 217.63)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 62.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada3a0

Analogous

#a0ada9

#a0aaad

#a0a4ad

Triadic

#a0aaad

#ada0aa

#aaada0

Split-complementary

#a0aaad

#ada0a4

#ada9a0

Tetradic

#a0aaad

#a3a0ad

#ada3a0

#aaada0

Square

#a0aaad

#a9a0ad

#ada3a0

#a4ada0

Shades

Color #a0aaad mixed toward black.

#828f93

#677377

#4d5759

#333a3c

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a0aaad mixed toward white.

#b0b8bb

#c0c6c8

#d0d5d6

#dfe3e4

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #a0aaad mixed toward gray.

#a1a9ac

#a2a9ab

#a3a8aa

#a4a8a9

#a5a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5ac · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ac · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a1acac · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0aaad]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a0aaad (#a0aaad) is rgb(160, 170, 173) in RGB.

No, #a0aaad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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