#a0aaae

Color #a0aaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a0aaae

RGB

rgb(160, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.95, -2.71, -3.27)

LCH

lch(68.95, 4.25, 230.35)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0127, 223.73)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 62.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea4a0

Analogous

#a0aeab

#a0aaae

#a0a3ae

Triadic

#a0aaae

#aea0aa

#aaaea0

Split-complementary

#a0aaae

#aea0a3

#aeaba0

Tetradic

#a0aaae

#a4a0ae

#aea4a0

#aaaea0

Square

#a0aaae

#aba0ae

#aea4a0

#a3aea0

Shades

Color #a0aaae mixed toward black.

#828f94

#667378

#4d565a

#333a3c

#1a1d1e

Tints

Color #a0aaae mixed toward white.

#b0b8bc

#c0c6c9

#cfd5d7

#dfe3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #a0aaae mixed toward gray.

#a1aaad

#a2a9ac

#a4a9ab

#a5a8a9

#a6a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5ad · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ad · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a1acac · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0aaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0aaae]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a0aaae (#a0aaae) is rgb(160, 170, 174) in RGB.

No, #a0aaae 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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