#a4babc

Color #a4babc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4babc

RGB

rgb(164, 186, 188)

HSL

hsl(185, 15.2%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 12.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.96, -7.09, -3.56)

LCH

lch(73.96, 7.93, 206.66)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0243, 203.29)

HWB

hwb(185, 64.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca6a4

Analogous

#a4bcb2

#a4babc

#a4aebc

Triadic

#a4babc

#bca4ba

#babca4

Split-complementary

#a4babc

#bca4ae

#bcb2a4

Tetradic

#a4babc

#a6a4bc

#bca6a4

#babca4

Square

#a4babc

#b2a4bc

#bca6a4

#aebca4

Shades

Color #a4babc mixed toward black.

#82a0a3

#638487

#4b6365

#324244

#192122

Tints

Color #a4babc mixed toward white.

#b3c5c7

#c2d1d2

#d1dcdd

#e1e8e9

#f0f3f4

Tones

Color #a4babc mixed toward gray.

#a6b8ba

#a8b7b8

#aab5b6

#acb3b4

#aeb2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebc · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#adabbb · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#a5bbbb · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4babc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4babc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a4babc (#a4babc) is rgb(164, 186, 188) in RGB.

No, #a4babc 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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