#a8bbbd

Color #a8bbbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bbbd

RGB

rgb(168, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.53, -6.09, -3.23)

LCH

lch(74.53, 6.89, 207.94)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0211, 204.38)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdaaa8

Analogous

#a8bdb4

#a8bbbd

#a8b1bd

Triadic

#a8bbbd

#bda8bb

#bbbda8

Split-complementary

#a8bbbd

#bda8b1

#bdb4a8

Tetradic

#a8bbbd

#aaa8bd

#bdaaa8

#bbbda8

Square

#a8bbbd

#b4a8bd

#bdaaa8

#b1bda8

Shades

Color #a8bbbd mixed toward black.

#86a1a3

#678487

#4d6365

#334244

#1a2122

Tints

Color #a8bbbd mixed toward white.

#b7c6c8

#c5d2d3

#d4ddde

#e2e8e9

#f1f4f4

Tones

Color #a8bbbd mixed toward gray.

#aababb

#acb8b9

#adb7b8

#afb5b6

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bd · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#afaebc · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#a9bcbc · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bbbd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8bbbd (#a8bbbd) is rgb(168, 187, 189) in RGB.

No, #a8bbbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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