#a8bcae

Color #a8bcae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a8bcae

RGB

rgb(168, 188, 174)

HSL

hsl(138, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 0%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.41, -9.56, 4.76)

LCH

lch(74.41, 10.68, 153.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0294, 155.09)

HWB

hwb(138, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca8b6

Analogous

#acbca8

#a8bcae

#a8bcb8

Triadic

#a8bcae

#aea8bc

#bcaea8

Split-complementary

#a8bcae

#b8a8bc

#bca8ac

Tetradic

#a8bcae

#a8b6bc

#bca8b6

#bcaea8

Square

#a8bcae

#a8acbc

#bca8b6

#bcb8a8

Shades

Color #a8bcae mixed toward black.

#86a28f

#678670

#4d6554

#344338

#1a221c

Tints

Color #a8bcae mixed toward white.

#b6c7bb

#c5d2c9

#d3ded6

#e2e9e4

#f0f4f1

Tones

Color #a8bcae mixed toward gray.

#aabaaf

#abb9af

#adb7b0

#afb5b1

#b0b4b1

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

#b1b1b2 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#b0aeb2 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#a9b4b5 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bcae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bcae]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#a8bcae (#a8bcae) is rgb(168, 188, 174) in RGB.

No, #a8bcae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a8bcae, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast