#a2a8b2

Color #a2a8b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.9 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a8b2

RGB

rgb(162, 168, 178)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 9.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.68, -0.12, -5.87)

LCH

lch(68.68, 5.87, 268.83)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0159, 260.6)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 63.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2aca2

Analogous

#a2b0b2

#a2a8b2

#a4a2b2

Triadic

#a2a8b2

#b2a2a8

#a8b2a2

Split-complementary

#a2a8b2

#b2a4a2

#b0b2a2

Tetradic

#a2a8b2

#aca2b2

#b2aca2

#a8b2a2

Square

#a2a8b2

#b2a2b0

#b2aca2

#a2b2a4

Shades

Color #a2a8b2 mixed toward black.

#838b98

#676f7c

#4d535d

#33373e

#1a1c1f

Tints

Color #a2a8b2 mixed toward white.

#b2b7bf

#c1c5cc

#d1d4d9

#e0e2e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a2a8b2 mixed toward gray.

#a3a8b1

#a5a9af

#a6a9ae

#a7a9ad

#a9aaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a4af · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#a2aead · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 5.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a8b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a8b2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2a8b2 (#a2a8b2) is rgb(162, 168, 178) in RGB.

No, #a2a8b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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