#a8b5c1

Color #a8b5c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b5c1

RGB

rgb(168, 181, 193)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 16.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 13%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 6.2%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.04, -2.05, -7.62)

LCH

lch(73.04, 7.89, 254.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0225, 245.83)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 65.9%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b4a8

Analogous

#a8c1c1

#a8b5c1

#a8a9c1

Triadic

#a8b5c1

#c1a8b5

#b5c1a8

Split-complementary

#a8b5c1

#c1a8a9

#c1c1a8

Tetradic

#a8b5c1

#b4a8c1

#c1b4a8

#b5c1a8

Square

#a8b5c1

#c1a8c1

#c1b4a8

#a9c1a8

Shades

Color #a8b5c1 mixed toward black.

#8597a8

#64798d

#4b5b69

#323d46

#191e23

Tints

Color #a8b5c1 mixed toward white.

#b7c1cb

#c5ced6

#d4dae0

#e2e6ea

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #a8b5c1 mixed toward gray.

#aab5bf

#acb5bd

#aeb5bb

#b0b5b9

#b2b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebe · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#adacbe · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a9bcbb · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b5c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b5c1]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8b5c1 (#a8b5c1) is rgb(168, 181, 193) in RGB.

No, #a8b5c1 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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