#a0a6ab

Color #a0a6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a6ab

RGB

rgb(160, 166, 171)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 6.1%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 6.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.79, -1.14, -3.32)

LCH

lch(67.79, 3.51, 251.05)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.01, 243.18)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 62.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba5a0

Analogous

#a0abaa

#a0a6ab

#a0a1ab

Triadic

#a0a6ab

#aba0a6

#a6aba0

Split-complementary

#a0a6ab

#aba0a1

#abaaa0

Tetradic

#a0a6ab

#a5a0ab

#aba5a0

#a6aba0

Square

#a0a6ab

#aaa0ab

#aba5a0

#a1aba0

Shades

Color #a0a6ab mixed toward black.

#838b91

#686f75

#4e5358

#34373b

#1a1c1d

Tints

Color #a0a6ab mixed toward white.

#b0b5b9

#c0c4c7

#d0d2d5

#dfe1e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #a0a6ab mixed toward gray.

#a1a6aa

#a2a6a9

#a3a6a8

#a4a6a7

#a5a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3aa · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a2aa · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a0a9a9 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a6ab]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a0a6ab (#a0a6ab) is rgb(160, 166, 171) in RGB.

No, #a0a6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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