#a8a8aa

Color #a8a8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.14 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8aa

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.2%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.92, 0.38, -1.03)

LCH

lch(68.92, 1.1, 290.25)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0028, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaaa8

Analogous

#a8a9aa

#a8a8aa

#a9a8aa

Triadic

#a8a8aa

#aaa8a8

#a8aaa8

Split-complementary

#a8a8aa

#aaa9a8

#a9aaa8

Tetradic

#a8a8aa

#aaa8aa

#aaaaa8

#a8aaa8

Square

#a8a8aa

#aaa8a9

#aaaaa8

#a8aaa9

Shades

Color #a8a8aa mixed toward black.

#8c8c8e

#6f6f72

#545456

#383839

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #a8a8aa mixed toward white.

#b7b7b8

#c5c5c6

#d4d4d5

#e2e2e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8a8aa mixed toward gray.

#a8a8aa

#a9a9aa

#a9a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a9 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8aa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8aa (#a8a8aa) is rgb(168, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #a8a8aa 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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