#a8a7ba

Color #a8a7ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a7ba

RGB

rgb(168, 167, 186)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 12.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 10.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.12, 4.12, -9.6)

LCH

lch(69.12, 10.45, 293.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0272, 288.23)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 65.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9baa7

Analogous

#a7afba

#a8a7ba

#b1a7ba

Triadic

#a8a7ba

#baa8a7

#a7baa8

Split-complementary

#a8a7ba

#bab1a7

#afbaa7

Tetradic

#a8a7ba

#baa7b9

#b9baa7

#a7baa8

Square

#a8a7ba

#baa7af

#b9baa7

#a7bab1

Shades

Color #a8a7ba mixed toward black.

#8786a0

#696784

#4f4e63

#343442

#1a1a21

Tints

Color #a8a7ba mixed toward white.

#b6b6c5

#c5c4d1

#d3d3dc

#e2e2e8

#f0f0f3

Tones

Color #a8a7ba mixed toward gray.

#a9a9b8

#abaab7

#acacb5

#aeadb4

#afafb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b5 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#a8b2b1 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a7ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a7ba]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a7ba (#a8a7ba) is rgb(168, 167, 186) in RGB.

No, #a8a7ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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