#a8aaaa

Color #a8aaaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 0.78 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aaaa

RGB

rgb(168, 170, 170)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.2%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.45, -0.71, -0.25)

LCH

lch(69.45, 0.75, 199.4)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0023, 197.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 65.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa8a8

Analogous

#a8aaa9

#a8aaaa

#a8a9aa

Triadic

#a8aaaa

#aaa8aa

#aaaaa8

Split-complementary

#a8aaaa

#aaa8a9

#aaa9a8

Tetradic

#a8aaaa

#a8a8aa

#aaa8a8

#aaaaa8

Square

#a8aaaa

#a9a8aa

#aaa8a8

#a9aaa8

Shades

Color #a8aaaa mixed toward black.

#8c8e8e

#6f7272

#545656

#383939

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #a8aaaa mixed toward white.

#b7b8b8

#c5c6c6

#d4d5d5

#e2e3e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8aaaa mixed toward gray.

#a8aaaa

#a9aaaa

#a9a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a8aaaa · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aaaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aaaa]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a8aaaa (#a8aaaa) is rgb(168, 170, 170) in RGB.

No, #a8aaaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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