#a6aab3

Color #a6aab3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aab3

RGB

rgb(166, 170, 179)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.55, 0.36, -5.1)

LCH

lch(69.55, 5.11, 274.04)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0137, 266.66)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3afa6

Analogous

#a6b0b3

#a6aab3

#a8a6b3

Triadic

#a6aab3

#b3a6aa

#aab3a6

Split-complementary

#a6aab3

#b3a8a6

#b0b3a6

Tetradic

#a6aab3

#afa6b3

#b3afa6

#aab3a6

Square

#a6aab3

#b3a6b0

#b3afa6

#a6b3a8

Shades

Color #a6aab3 mixed toward black.

#878c98

#6a6f7c

#4f545d

#35383e

#1a1c1f

Tints

Color #a6aab3 mixed toward white.

#b5b8c0

#c4c6cc

#d2d4d9

#e1e3e6

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a6aab3 mixed toward gray.

#a7aab2

#a8abb1

#a9abb0

#aaacaf

#abacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b1 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a7b0 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#a6afaf · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aab3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6aab3 (#a6aab3) is rgb(166, 170, 179) in RGB.

No, #a6aab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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