#a3a6a6

Color #a3a6a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.77 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a6a6

RGB

rgb(163, 166, 166)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.88, -1.07, -0.37)

LCH

lch(67.88, 1.13, 199.08)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0034, 196.86)

HWB

hwb(180, 63.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a3a3

Analogous

#a3a6a4

#a3a6a6

#a3a4a6

Triadic

#a3a6a6

#a6a3a6

#a6a6a3

Split-complementary

#a3a6a6

#a6a3a4

#a6a4a3

Tetradic

#a3a6a6

#a3a3a6

#a6a3a3

#a6a6a3

Square

#a3a6a6

#a4a3a6

#a6a3a3

#a4a6a3

Shades

Color #a3a6a6 mixed toward black.

#878b8b

#6c7070

#515454

#363838

#1b1c1c

Tints

Color #a3a6a6 mixed toward white.

#b2b5b5

#c2c4c4

#d1d3d3

#e0e1e1

#f0f0f0

Tones

Color #a3a6a6 mixed toward gray.

#a3a6a6

#a4a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#a3a6a6 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a6a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a6a6]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a3a6a6 (#a3a6a6) is rgb(163, 166, 166) in RGB.

No, #a3a6a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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