#a2b8bd

Color #a2b8bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a2b8bd

RGB

rgb(162, 184, 189)

HSL

hsl(191.1, 17%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.1, 14.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.31, -6.47, -5.08)

LCH

lch(73.31, 8.23, 218.14)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0252, 212.87)

HWB

hwb(191.1, 63.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda7a2

Analogous

#a2bdb4

#a2b8bd

#a2aabd

Triadic

#a2b8bd

#bda2b8

#b8bda2

Split-complementary

#a2b8bd

#bda2aa

#bdb4a2

Tetradic

#a2b8bd

#a7a2bd

#bda7a2

#b8bda2

Square

#a2b8bd

#b4a2bd

#bda7a2

#aabda2

Shades

Color #a2b8bd mixed toward black.

#809ea5

#618189

#496167

#314144

#182022

Tints

Color #a2b8bd mixed toward white.

#b1c4c8

#c1d0d3

#d0dbde

#e0e7e9

#eff3f4

Tones

Color #a2b8bd mixed toward gray.

#a4b7bb

#a6b5b8

#a9b4b6

#abb2b4

#adb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbc · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#aba9bc · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#a3bbbb · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2b8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2b8bd]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a2b8bd (#a2b8bd) is rgb(162, 184, 189) in RGB.

No, #a2b8bd 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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