#a8b6b7

Color #a8b6b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b6b7

RGB

rgb(168, 182, 183)

HSL

hsl(184, 9.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184, 8.2%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.02, -4.64, -2.17)

LCH

lch(73.02, 5.12, 205.06)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0157, 202.14)

HWB

hwb(184, 65.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a9a8

Analogous

#a8b7b0

#a8b6b7

#a8aeb7

Triadic

#a8b6b7

#b7a8b6

#b6b7a8

Split-complementary

#a8b6b7

#b7a8ae

#b7b0a8

Tetradic

#a8b6b7

#a9a8b7

#b7a9a8

#b6b7a8

Square

#a8b6b7

#b0a8b7

#b7a9a8

#aeb7a8

Shades

Color #a8b6b7 mixed toward black.

#889b9c

#6a7e80

#4f5f60

#353f40

#1a2020

Tints

Color #a8b6b7 mixed toward white.

#b6c2c3

#c5cecf

#d3dadb

#e2e7e7

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a8b6b7 mixed toward gray.

#a9b5b6

#aab4b4

#acb3b3

#adb2b2

#aeb1b1

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

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#adacb7 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#a9b7b7 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b6b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b6b7]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8b6b7 (#a8b6b7) is rgb(168, 182, 183) in RGB.

No, #a8b6b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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