#A8AABA

#A8AABA

Color Values

HEX

#A8AABA

RGB

168, 170, 186

HSL

233.3, 11.5%, 69.4%

HSV

233.3, 9.7%, 72.9%

CMYK

9.7%, 8.6%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.7415 0.023 280.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8AABA

#BAB8A8

Analogous

#A8B3BA

#AFA8BA

#A8AABA

Triadic

#A8AABA

#BAA8AA

#AABAA8

Split Complementary

#A8AABA

#BAAFA8

#B3BAA8

Tetradic

#A8AABA

#BAA8B3

#BAB8A8

#A8BAAF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#A8AABA

Protanopia

#A9A9B6

Deuteranopia

#A9A9B5

Tritanopia

#A8B3B2

Achromatopsia

#ABABAB

CSS Usage

background-color: #A8AABA;
color: #A8AABA;
border-color: #A8AABA;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F7F8
100
#EBECEF
200
#D7D8DF
300
#BBBCC9
400
#9698AC
500
#71748E
600
#5A5D72
700
#484A5B
800
#383A47
900
#2B2D35
950
#1B1C22

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.12:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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