#a8abb1

Color #a8abb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.51 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8abb1

RGB

rgb(168, 171, 177)

HSL

hsl(220, 5.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.91, 0.11, -3.44)

LCH

lch(69.91, 3.44, 271.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0092, 264.41)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1aea8

Analogous

#a8afb1

#a8abb1

#a9a8b1

Triadic

#a8abb1

#b1a8ab

#abb1a8

Split-complementary

#a8abb1

#b1a9a8

#afb1a8

Tetradic

#a8abb1

#aea8b1

#b1aea8

#abb1a8

Square

#a8abb1

#b1a8af

#b1aea8

#a8b1a9

Shades

Color #a8abb1 mixed toward black.

#8a8e96

#6d7179

#51555b

#36383d

#1b1c1e

Tints

Color #a8abb1 mixed toward white.

#b6b9be

#c5c7cb

#d3d5d8

#e2e3e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a8abb1 mixed toward gray.

#a9abb0

#a9abaf

#aaacaf

#abacae

#acacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b0 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a9af · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a8aeae · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8abb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8abb1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8abb1 (#a8abb1) is rgb(168, 171, 177) in RGB.

No, #a8abb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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