#a8b2b3

Color #a8b2b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b2b3

RGB

rgb(168, 178, 179)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.84, -3.29, -1.72)

LCH

lch(71.84, 3.71, 207.6)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0113, 204.07)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a9a8

Analogous

#a8b3ae

#a8b2b3

#a8acb3

Triadic

#a8b2b3

#b3a8b2

#b2b3a8

Split-complementary

#a8b2b3

#b3a8ac

#b3aea8

Tetradic

#a8b2b3

#a9a8b3

#b3a9a8

#b2b3a8

Square

#a8b2b3

#aea8b3

#b3a9a8

#acb3a8

Shades

Color #a8b2b3 mixed toward black.

#899798

#6c7a7b

#515b5d

#363d3e

#1b1e1f

Tints

Color #a8b2b3 mixed toward white.

#b6bfc0

#c5cccc

#d3d8d9

#e2e5e6

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a8b2b3 mixed toward gray.

#a9b1b2

#aab0b1

#abb0b0

#acafaf

#acaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadb3 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#acabb3 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a9b3b3 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b2b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b2b3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8b2b3 (#a8b2b3) is rgb(168, 178, 179) in RGB.

No, #a8b2b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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