#a5b0ae

Color #a5b0ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b0ae

RGB

rgb(165, 176, 174)

HSL

hsl(169.1, 6.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(169.1, 6.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.94, -4.23, -0.3)

LCH

lch(70.94, 4.24, 184.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0126, 184.09)

HWB

hwb(169.1, 64.7%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a5a7

Analogous

#a5b0a9

#a5b0ae

#a5adb0

Triadic

#a5b0ae

#aea5b0

#b0aea5

Split-complementary

#a5b0ae

#b0a5ad

#b0a9a5

Tetradic

#a5b0ae

#a5a7b0

#b0a5a7

#b0aea5

Square

#a5b0ae

#a9a5b0

#b0a5a7

#adb0a5

Shades

Color #a5b0ae mixed toward black.

#879593

#6a7976

#505b59

#353d3b

#1b1e1e

Tints

Color #a5b0ae mixed toward white.

#b4bdbc

#c3cac9

#d2d8d7

#e1e5e4

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a5b0ae mixed toward gray.

#a6afae

#a7aead

#a8adac

#a9acac

#aaacab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaae · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a8af · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a6afaf · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b0ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b0ae]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b0ae (#a5b0ae) is rgb(165, 176, 174) in RGB.

No, #a5b0ae 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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