#a8aebb

Color #a8aebb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aebb

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 187)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71, 0.49, -7.36)

LCH

lch(71, 7.38, 273.81)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0198, 265.96)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 65.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb5a8

Analogous

#a8b7bb

#a8aebb

#aba8bb

Triadic

#a8aebb

#bba8ae

#aebba8

Split-complementary

#a8aebb

#bbaba8

#b7bba8

Tetradic

#a8aebb

#b5a8bb

#bbb5a8

#aebba8

Square

#a8aebb

#bba8b7

#bbb5a8

#a8bbab

Shades

Color #a8aebb mixed toward black.

#878fa1

#687185

#4e5564

#343842

#1a1c21

Tints

Color #a8aebb mixed toward white.

#b6bbc6

#c5c9d2

#d3d6dd

#e2e4e8

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a8aebb mixed toward gray.

#aaafb9

#abafb8

#adb0b6

#aeb0b5

#b0b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb8 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#aaaab7 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a8b6b5 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aebb]

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

#a8aebb (#a8aebb) is rgb(168, 174, 187) in RGB.

No, #a8aebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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