#a2a8ab

Color #a2a8ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a8ab

RGB

rgb(162, 168, 171)

HSL

hsl(200, 5.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 5.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.48, -1.53, -2.28)

LCH

lch(68.48, 2.75, 236.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0081, 229.01)

HWB

hwb(200, 63.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba5a2

Analogous

#a2abaa

#a2a8ab

#a2a4ab

Triadic

#a2a8ab

#aba2a8

#a8aba2

Split-complementary

#a2a8ab

#aba2a4

#abaaa2

Tetradic

#a2a8ab

#a5a2ab

#aba5a2

#a8aba2

Square

#a2a8ab

#aaa2ab

#aba5a2

#a4aba2

Shades

Color #a2a8ab mixed toward black.

#858d91

#697175

#4f5558

#35383a

#1a1c1d

Tints

Color #a2a8ab mixed toward white.

#b2b7b9

#c1c5c7

#d1d4d5

#e0e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a2a8ab mixed toward gray.

#a3a8aa

#a4a8aa

#a4a7a9

#a5a7a8

#a6a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5aa · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a2aaaa · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a8ab]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a2a8ab (#a2a8ab) is rgb(162, 168, 171) in RGB.

No, #a2a8ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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