#a8afbb

Color #a8afbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8afbb

RGB

rgb(168, 175, 187)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.26, -0.05, -6.96)

LCH

lch(71.26, 6.96, 269.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0189, 261.18)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 65.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb4a8

Analogous

#a8b9bb

#a8afbb

#aaa8bb

Triadic

#a8afbb

#bba8af

#afbba8

Split-complementary

#a8afbb

#bbaaa8

#b9bba8

Tetradic

#a8afbb

#b4a8bb

#bbb4a8

#afbba8

Square

#a8afbb

#bba8b9

#bbb4a8

#a8bbaa

Shades

Color #a8afbb mixed toward black.

#8790a1

#687285

#4e5664

#343942

#1a1d21

Tints

Color #a8afbb mixed toward white.

#b6bcc6

#c5cad2

#d3d7dd

#e2e4e8

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a8afbb mixed toward gray.

#aaafb9

#abb0b8

#adb0b6

#aeb1b5

#b0b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb8 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#abaab8 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a8b6b5 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8afbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8afbb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8afbb (#a8afbb) is rgb(168, 175, 187) in RGB.

No, #a8afbb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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