#a8abb2

Color #a8abb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.03 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8abb2

RGB

rgb(168, 171, 178)

HSL

hsl(222, 6.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 5.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.94, 0.3, -3.96)

LCH

lch(69.94, 3.97, 274.33)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0106, 267.3)

HWB

hwb(222, 65.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2afa8

Analogous

#a8b0b2

#a8abb2

#aaa8b2

Triadic

#a8abb2

#b2a8ab

#abb2a8

Split-complementary

#a8abb2

#b2aaa8

#b0b2a8

Tetradic

#a8abb2

#afa8b2

#b2afa8

#abb2a8

Square

#a8abb2

#b2a8b0

#b2afa8

#a8b2aa

Shades

Color #a8abb2 mixed toward black.

#898d97

#6c707a

#51545c

#36383d

#1b1c1f

Tints

Color #a8abb2 mixed toward white.

#b6b9bf

#c5c7cc

#d3d5d8

#e2e3e5

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a8abb2 mixed toward gray.

#a9abb1

#aaacb0

#aaacaf

#abacaf

#acadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b0 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b0 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a8afaf · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8abb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8abb2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8abb2 (#a8abb2) is rgb(168, 171, 178) in RGB.

No, #a8abb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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