#a8b0a8

Color #a8b0a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0a8

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 168)

HSL

hsl(120, 4.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 4.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.01, -4.32, 3.12)

LCH

lch(71.01, 5.33, 144.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0145, 145.43)

HWB

hwb(120, 65.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a8b0

Analogous

#acb0a8

#a8b0a8

#a8b0ac

Triadic

#a8b0a8

#a8a8b0

#b0a8a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0a8

#aca8b0

#b0a8ac

Tetradic

#a8b0a8

#a8b0b0

#b0a8b0

#b0a8a8

Square

#a8b0a8

#a8acb0

#b0a8b0

#b0aca8

Shades

Color #a8b0a8 mixed toward black.

#8a958a

#6d786d

#525a52

#373c37

#1b1e1b

Tints

Color #a8b0a8 mixed toward white.

#b7bdb7

#c5cac5

#d4d8d4

#e2e5e2

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a8b0a8 mixed toward gray.

#a9afa9

#aaaeaa

#abadab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

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

#acacaa · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#abaaaa · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a8acac · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0a8]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0a8 (#a8b0a8) is rgb(168, 176, 168) in RGB.

No, #a8b0a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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