#a2a8b8

Color #a2a8b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a8b8

RGB

rgb(162, 168, 184)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 13.4%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 12%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 8.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.86, 1.13, -8.93)

LCH

lch(68.86, 9, 277.21)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0241, 269.29)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 63.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b2a2

Analogous

#a2b3b8

#a2a8b8

#a7a2b8

Triadic

#a2a8b8

#b8a2a8

#a8b8a2

Split-complementary

#a2a8b8

#b8a7a2

#b3b8a2

Tetradic

#a2a8b8

#b2a2b8

#b8b2a2

#a8b8a2

Square

#a2a8b8

#b8a2b3

#b8b2a2

#a2b8a7

Shades

Color #a2a8b8 mixed toward black.

#81899f

#646c83

#4b5162

#323641

#191b21

Tints

Color #a2a8b8 mixed toward white.

#b1b6c4

#c1c5d0

#d0d3db

#e0e2e7

#eff0f3

Tones

Color #a2a8b8 mixed toward gray.

#a4a9b6

#a6aab4

#a7aab2

#a9abb1

#abacaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b3 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a2b1b1 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a8b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a8b8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2a8b8 (#a2a8b8) is rgb(162, 168, 184) in RGB.

No, #a2a8b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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