#a8aaad

Color #a8aaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aaad

RGB

rgb(168, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(216, 3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 2.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.53, -0.13, -1.79)

LCH

lch(69.53, 1.79, 265.85)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0049, 258.23)

HWB

hwb(216, 65.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaba8

Analogous

#a8adad

#a8aaad

#a9a8ad

Triadic

#a8aaad

#ada8aa

#aaada8

Split-complementary

#a8aaad

#ada9a8

#adada8

Tetradic

#a8aaad

#aba8ad

#adaba8

#aaada8

Square

#a8aaad

#ada8ad

#adaba8

#a8ada9

Shades

Color #a8aaad mixed toward black.

#8b8d92

#6e7175

#535558

#37393b

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #a8aaad mixed toward white.

#b7b8bb

#c5c6c8

#d4d5d6

#e2e3e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8aaad mixed toward gray.

#a8aaad

#a9aaac

#aaaaab

#aaabab

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

#a9a9ac · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#a9a9ac · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#a8acac · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aaad]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8aaad (#a8aaad) is rgb(168, 170, 173) in RGB.

No, #a8aaad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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