#a3b8c8

Color #a3b8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b8c8

RGB

rgb(163, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(205.9, 25.2%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.9, 18.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(73.7, -3.79, -10.5)

LCH

lch(73.7, 11.16, 250.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0325, 240.76)

HWB

hwb(205.9, 63.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b3a3

Analogous

#a3c8c6

#a3b8c8

#a3a6c8

Triadic

#a3b8c8

#c8a3b8

#b8c8a3

Split-complementary

#a3b8c8

#c8a3a6

#c8c6a3

Tetradic

#a3b8c8

#b3a3c8

#c8b3a3

#b8c8a3

Square

#a3b8c8

#c6a3c8

#c8b3a3

#a6c8a3

Shades

Color #a3b8c8 mixed toward black.

#7d9bb1

#5b7d98

#445e72

#2d3f4c

#171f26

Tints

Color #a3b8c8 mixed toward white.

#b2c4d1

#c2d0da

#d1dce4

#e0e7ed

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a3b8c8 mixed toward gray.

#a6b8c5

#a9b7c2

#acb7bf

#afb6bc

#b2b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc4 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#abaac3 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a4c1c1 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b8c8]

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Frequently asked questions

#a3b8c8 (#a3b8c8) is rgb(163, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #a3b8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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