#a6aeba

Color #a6aeba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.27 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aeba

RGB

rgb(166, 174, 186)

HSL

hsl(216, 12.7%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 10.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.82, -0.39, -7.09)

LCH

lch(70.82, 7.1, 266.85)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0195, 258.46)

HWB

hwb(216, 65.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab2a6

Analogous

#a6b8ba

#a6aeba

#a8a6ba

Triadic

#a6aeba

#baa6ae

#aebaa6

Split-complementary

#a6aeba

#baa8a6

#b8baa6

Tetradic

#a6aeba

#b2a6ba

#bab2a6

#aebaa6

Square

#a6aeba

#baa6b8

#bab2a6

#a6baa8

Shades

Color #a6aeba mixed toward black.

#8590a0

#667284

#4d5663

#333942

#1a1d21

Tints

Color #a6aeba mixed toward white.

#b5bbc5

#c4c9d1

#d2d6dc

#e1e4e8

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a6aeba mixed toward gray.

#a8aeb8

#a9afb7

#abafb5

#adafb3

#aeb0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a8b7 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a6b5b4 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aeba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aeba]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6aeba (#a6aeba) is rgb(166, 174, 186) in RGB.

No, #a6aeba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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