#a8b0ac

Color #a8b0ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0ac

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 172)

HSL

hsl(150, 4.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 4.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.11, -3.57, 1.07)

LCH

lch(71.11, 3.73, 163.32)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0106, 164.65)

HWB

hwb(150, 65.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a8ac

Analogous

#a8b0a8

#a8b0ac

#a8b0b0

Triadic

#a8b0ac

#aca8b0

#b0aca8

Split-complementary

#a8b0ac

#b0a8b0

#b0a8a8

Tetradic

#a8b0ac

#a8acb0

#b0a8ac

#b0aca8

Square

#a8b0ac

#a8a8b0

#b0a8ac

#b0b0a8

Shades

Color #a8b0ac mixed toward black.

#8a958f

#6d7873

#525a56

#373c39

#1b1e1d

Tints

Color #a8b0ac mixed toward white.

#b7bdba

#c5cac8

#d4d8d6

#e2e5e3

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a8b0ac mixed toward gray.

#a9afac

#aaaeac

#abadac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacad · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#abaaad · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#a8aeae · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0ac]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0ac (#a8b0ac) is rgb(168, 176, 172) in RGB.

No, #a8b0ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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