#a6aebd

Color #a6aebd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aebd

RGB

rgb(166, 174, 189)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.91, 0.24, -8.61)

LCH

lch(70.91, 8.61, 271.6)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0234, 263.12)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb5a6

Analogous

#a6b9bd

#a6aebd

#a9a6bd

Triadic

#a6aebd

#bda6ae

#aebda6

Split-complementary

#a6aebd

#bda9a6

#b9bda6

Tetradic

#a6aebd

#b5a6bd

#bdb5a6

#aebda6

Square

#a6aebd

#bda6b9

#bdb5a6

#a6bda9

Shades

Color #a6aebd mixed toward black.

#848fa4

#657188

#4c5566

#323944

#191c22

Tints

Color #a6aebd mixed toward white.

#b5bbc8

#c4c9d3

#d3d6de

#e1e4e9

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a6aebd mixed toward gray.

#a8afbb

#aaafb9

#acb0b7

#aeb0b5

#b0b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaba · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a9a8b9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a6b7b6 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aebd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6aebd (#a6aebd) is rgb(166, 174, 189) in RGB.

No, #a6aebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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