#a8b0bc

Color #a8b0bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0bc

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 188)

HSL

hsl(216, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.56, -0.39, -7.07)

LCH

lch(71.56, 7.08, 266.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0194, 258.4)

HWB

hwb(216, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb4a8

Analogous

#a8babc

#a8b0bc

#aaa8bc

Triadic

#a8b0bc

#bca8b0

#b0bca8

Split-complementary

#a8b0bc

#bcaaa8

#babca8

Tetradic

#a8b0bc

#b4a8bc

#bcb4a8

#b0bca8

Square

#a8b0bc

#bca8ba

#bcb4a8

#a8bcaa

Shades

Color #a8b0bc mixed toward black.

#8692a2

#677486

#4d5765

#343a43

#1a1d22

Tints

Color #a8b0bc mixed toward white.

#b6bdc7

#c5cad2

#d3d7de

#e2e5e9

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a8b0bc mixed toward gray.

#aab0ba

#abb1b9

#adb1b7

#afb1b5

#b0b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#abaab9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a8b7b6 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0bc (#a8b0bc) is rgb(168, 176, 188) in RGB.

No, #a8b0bc 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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