#a0a6bc

Color #a0a6bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a6bc

RGB

rgb(160, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 17.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 14.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.3, 2.42, -12)

LCH

lch(68.3, 12.24, 281.4)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0326, 273.52)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 62.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb6a0

Analogous

#a0b4bc

#a0a6bc

#a8a0bc

Triadic

#a0a6bc

#bca0a6

#a6bca0

Split-complementary

#a0a6bc

#bca8a0

#b4bca0

Tetradic

#a0a6bc

#b6a0bc

#bcb6a0

#a6bca0

Square

#a0a6bc

#bca0b4

#bcb6a0

#a0bca8

Shades

Color #a0a6bc mixed toward black.

#7e86a4

#606988

#484e66

#303444

#181a22

Tints

Color #a0a6bc mixed toward white.

#b0b5c7

#c0c4d2

#cfd2dd

#dfe1e9

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #a0a6bc mixed toward gray.

#a2a7ba

#a5a9b7

#a7aab5

#a9abb3

#acadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b7 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a2b6 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a0b3b2 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a6bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a0a6bc (#a0a6bc) is rgb(160, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #a0a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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