#a2a8b5

Color #a2a8b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a8b5

RGB

rgb(162, 168, 181)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 11.4%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 10.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.77, 0.5, -7.4)

LCH

lch(68.77, 7.42, 273.87)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0199, 265.98)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 63.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5afa2

Analogous

#a2b2b5

#a2a8b5

#a6a2b5

Triadic

#a2a8b5

#b5a2a8

#a8b5a2

Split-complementary

#a2a8b5

#b5a6a2

#b2b5a2

Tetradic

#a2a8b5

#afa2b5

#b5afa2

#a8b5a2

Square

#a2a8b5

#b5a2b2

#b5afa2

#a2b5a6

Shades

Color #a2a8b5 mixed toward black.

#828a9c

#656e7f

#4c5260

#333740

#191b20

Tints

Color #a2a8b5 mixed toward white.

#b2b7c1

#c1c5ce

#d1d4da

#e0e2e6

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a2a8b5 mixed toward gray.

#a4a9b4

#a5a9b2

#a7aab0

#a8aaaf

#aaabad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b1 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a2b0af · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a8b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a8b5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2a8b5 (#a2a8b5) is rgb(162, 168, 181) in RGB.

No, #a2a8b5 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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