#a6a8a9

Color #a6a8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a8a9

RGB

rgb(166, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(200, 1.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 1.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.73, -0.52, -0.76)

LCH

lch(68.73, 0.92, 235.62)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0027, 228.01)

HWB

hwb(200, 65.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a7a6

Analogous

#a6a9a9

#a6a8a9

#a6a7a9

Triadic

#a6a8a9

#a9a6a8

#a8a9a6

Split-complementary

#a6a8a9

#a9a6a7

#a9a9a6

Tetradic

#a6a8a9

#a7a6a9

#a9a7a6

#a8a9a6

Square

#a6a8a9

#a9a6a9

#a9a7a6

#a7a9a6

Shades

Color #a6a8a9 mixed toward black.

#8a8c8e

#6e7072

#525455

#373839

#1b1c1c

Tints

Color #a6a8a9 mixed toward white.

#b5b7b7

#c4c5c6

#d3d4d4

#e1e2e2

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a6a8a9 mixed toward gray.

#a6a8a9

#a7a8a9

#a7a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a6a9a9 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a8a9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a6a8a9 (#a6a8a9) is rgb(166, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #a6a8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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