#a8bac2

Color #a8bac2

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bac2

RGB

rgb(168, 186, 194)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 17.6%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 13.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.4, -4.53, -6.14)

LCH

lch(74.4, 7.63, 233.58)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.023, 226.23)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 65.9%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2b0a8

Analogous

#a8c2bd

#a8bac2

#a8adc2

Triadic

#a8bac2

#c2a8ba

#bac2a8

Split-complementary

#a8bac2

#c2a8ad

#c2bda8

Tetradic

#a8bac2

#b0a8c2

#c2b0a8

#bac2a8

Square

#a8bac2

#bda8c2

#c2b0a8

#adc2a8

Shades

Color #a8bac2 mixed toward black.

#859ea9

#63818e

#4b616a

#324047

#192023

Tints

Color #a8bac2 mixed toward white.

#b7c6cc

#c5d1d6

#d4dde1

#e2e8eb

#f1f4f5

Tones

Color #a8bac2 mixed toward gray.

#aab9c0

#acb8be

#afb8bc

#b1b7b9

#b3b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c0 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#afaec0 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#a9bfbe · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bac2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bac2]

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8bac2 (#a8bac2) is rgb(168, 186, 194) in RGB.

No, #a8bac2 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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