#a8b0b1

Color #a8b0b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0b1

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 177)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 5.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 5.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(71.25, -2.6, -1.48)

LCH

lch(71.25, 2.99, 209.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0091, 206)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 65.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a9a8

Analogous

#a8b1ad

#a8b0b1

#a8abb1

Triadic

#a8b0b1

#b1a8b0

#b0b1a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0b1

#b1a8ab

#b1ada8

Tetradic

#a8b0b1

#a9a8b1

#b1a9a8

#b0b1a8

Square

#a8b0b1

#ada8b1

#b1a9a8

#abb1a8

Shades

Color #a8b0b1 mixed toward black.

#8a9496

#6d7879

#515a5b

#363c3d

#1b1e1e

Tints

Color #a8b0b1 mixed toward white.

#b6bdbe

#c5cacb

#d3d7d8

#e2e5e5

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a8b0b1 mixed toward gray.

#a9afb0

#a9afaf

#aaaeaf

#abaeae

#acadad

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

#acacb1 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#abaab1 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a8b1b1 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0b1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0b1 (#a8b0b1) is rgb(168, 176, 177) in RGB.

No, #a8b0b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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