#a8b0b0

Color #a8b0b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0b0

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 176)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.5%, 69%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(71.22, -2.8, -0.97)

LCH

lch(71.22, 2.96, 199.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.009, 196.82)

HWB

hwb(180, 65.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a8a8

Analogous

#a8b0ac

#a8b0b0

#a8acb0

Triadic

#a8b0b0

#b0a8b0

#b0b0a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0b0

#b0a8ac

#b0aca8

Tetradic

#a8b0b0

#a8a8b0

#b0a8a8

#b0b0a8

Square

#a8b0b0

#aca8b0

#b0a8a8

#acb0a8

Shades

Color #a8b0b0 mixed toward black.

#8a9595

#6d7878

#525a5a

#373c3c

#1b1e1e

Tints

Color #a8b0b0 mixed toward white.

#b7bdbd

#c5caca

#d4d8d8

#e2e5e5

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #a8b0b0 mixed toward gray.

#a9afaf

#aaaeae

#abadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb0 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#abaab0 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a8b0b0 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0b0]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0b0 (#a8b0b0) is rgb(168, 176, 176) in RGB.

No, #a8b0b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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