#a1a8af

Color #a1a8af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a8af

RGB

rgb(161, 168, 175)

HSL

hsl(210, 8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 8%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(68.52, -1.08, -4.46)

LCH

lch(68.52, 4.59, 256.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0128, 248.03)

HWB

hwb(210, 63.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa8a1

Analogous

#a1afaf

#a1a8af

#a1a1af

Triadic

#a1a8af

#afa1a8

#a8afa1

Split-complementary

#a1a8af

#afa1a1

#afafa1

Tetradic

#a1a8af

#a8a1af

#afa8a1

#a8afa1

Square

#a1a8af

#afa1af

#afa8a1

#a1afa1

Shades

Color #a1a8af mixed toward black.

#838c95

#677079

#4d545b

#34383c

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #a1a8af mixed toward white.

#b1b7bc

#c0c5ca

#d0d4d7

#e0e2e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #a1a8af mixed toward gray.

#a2a8ae

#a3a8ad

#a5a8ac

#a6a8aa

#a7a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ad · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ad · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a1acac · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a8af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a8af]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a1a8af (#a1a8af) is rgb(161, 168, 175) in RGB.

No, #a1a8af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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