#a8acad

Color #a8acad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.79 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8acad

RGB

rgb(168, 172, 173)

HSL

hsl(192, 3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 2.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(70.07, -1.22, -1.01)

LCH

lch(70.07, 1.58, 219.62)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0047, 214.7)

HWB

hwb(192, 65.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada9a8

Analogous

#a8adac

#a8acad

#a8aaad

Triadic

#a8acad

#ada8ac

#acada8

Split-complementary

#a8acad

#ada8aa

#adaca8

Tetradic

#a8acad

#a9a8ad

#ada9a8

#acada8

Square

#a8acad

#aca8ad

#ada9a8

#aaada8

Shades

Color #a8acad mixed toward black.

#8b9092

#6e7475

#535758

#373a3b

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #a8acad mixed toward white.

#b7babb

#c5c8c8

#d4d6d6

#e2e3e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a8acad mixed toward gray.

#a8acad

#a9acac

#a9abac

#aaabab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaad · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa9ad · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a8adad · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8acad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8acad]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#a8acad (#a8acad) is rgb(168, 172, 173) in RGB.

No, #a8acad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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