#a4b8b8

Color #a4b8b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b8b8

RGB

rgb(164, 184, 184)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 10.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.31, -6.85, -2.33)

LCH

lch(73.31, 7.24, 198.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.022, 196.62)

HWB

hwb(180, 64.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a4a4

Analogous

#a4b8ae

#a4b8b8

#a4aeb8

Triadic

#a4b8b8

#b8a4b8

#b8b8a4

Split-complementary

#a4b8b8

#b8a4ae

#b8aea4

Tetradic

#a4b8b8

#a4a4b8

#b8a4a4

#b8b8a4

Square

#a4b8b8

#aea4b8

#b8a4a4

#aeb8a4

Shades

Color #a4b8b8 mixed toward black.

#839e9e

#668282

#4c6262

#334141

#192121

Tints

Color #a4b8b8 mixed toward white.

#b3c4c4

#c2d0d0

#d1dbdb

#e1e7e7

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a4b8b8 mixed toward gray.

#a6b6b6

#a7b5b5

#a9b3b3

#abb1b1

#acb0b0

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

#adadb8 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#acaab8 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a5b8b8 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b8b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b8b8]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a4b8b8 (#a4b8b8) is rgb(164, 184, 184) in RGB.

No, #a4b8b8 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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