#a0adad

Color #a0adad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a0adad

RGB

rgb(160, 173, 173)

HSL

hsl(180, 7.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.74, -4.53, -1.56)

LCH

lch(69.74, 4.79, 199)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0146, 196.7)

HWB

hwb(180, 62.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada0a0

Analogous

#a0ada7

#a0adad

#a0a7ad

Triadic

#a0adad

#ada0ad

#adada0

Split-complementary

#a0adad

#ada0a7

#ada7a0

Tetradic

#a0adad

#a0a0ad

#ada0a0

#adada0

Square

#a0adad

#a7a0ad

#ada0a0

#a7ada0

Shades

Color #a0adad mixed toward black.

#829393

#677777

#4d5959

#333c3c

#1a1e1e

Tints

Color #a0adad mixed toward white.

#b0bbbb

#c0c8c8

#d0d6d6

#dfe4e4

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #a0adad mixed toward gray.

#a1acac

#a2abab

#a3aaaa

#a4a9a9

#a5a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ad · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a4ad · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a1adad · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0adad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0adad]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a0adad (#a0adad) is rgb(160, 173, 173) in RGB.

No, #a0adad 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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