#a5abac

Color #a5abac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5abac

RGB

rgb(165, 171, 172)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.54, -1.92, -1.25)

LCH

lch(69.54, 2.29, 213.07)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.007, 209.13)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca6a5

Analogous

#a5acaa

#a5abac

#a5a8ac

Triadic

#a5abac

#aca5ab

#abaca5

Split-complementary

#a5abac

#aca5a8

#acaaa5

Tetradic

#a5abac

#a6a5ac

#aca6a5

#abaca5

Square

#a5abac

#aaa5ac

#aca6a5

#a8aca5

Shades

Color #a5abac mixed toward black.

#889091

#6c7475

#515758

#363a3a

#1b1d1d

Tints

Color #a5abac mixed toward white.

#b4b9ba

#c3c7c8

#d2d5d6

#e1e3e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a5abac mixed toward gray.

#a6abab

#a6aaab

#a7aaaa

#a7a9aa

#a8a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ac · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a7ac · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a5acac · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5abac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5abac]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a5abac (#a5abac) is rgb(165, 171, 172) in RGB.

No, #a5abac 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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