#a6a9ac

Color #a6a9ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.98 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a9ac

RGB

rgb(166, 169, 172)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.08, -0.48, -1.91)

LCH

lch(69.08, 1.97, 255.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0055, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 65.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca9a6

Analogous

#a6acac

#a6a9ac

#a6a6ac

Triadic

#a6a9ac

#aca6a9

#a9aca6

Split-complementary

#a6a9ac

#aca6a6

#acaca6

Tetradic

#a6a9ac

#a9a6ac

#aca9a6

#a9aca6

Square

#a6a9ac

#aca6ac

#aca9a6

#a6aca6

Shades

Color #a6a9ac mixed toward black.

#898d91

#6d7175

#525557

#36383a

#1b1c1d

Tints

Color #a6a9ac mixed toward white.

#b5b7ba

#c4c6c8

#d3d4d6

#e1e2e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a6a9ac mixed toward gray.

#a7a9ac

#a7a9ab

#a8a9ab

#a8a9aa

#a9a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a6abab · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a9ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a9ac]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a6a9ac (#a6a9ac) is rgb(166, 169, 172) in RGB.

No, #a6a9ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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