#a6afb5

Color #a6afb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6afb5

RGB

rgb(166, 175, 181)

HSL

hsl(204, 9.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 8.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.94, -1.95, -4.15)

LCH

lch(70.94, 4.59, 244.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0133, 236.67)

HWB

hwb(204, 65.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5aca6

Analogous

#a6b5b3

#a6afb5

#a6a7b5

Triadic

#a6afb5

#b5a6af

#afb5a6

Split-complementary

#a6afb5

#b5a6a7

#b5b3a6

Tetradic

#a6afb5

#aca6b5

#b5aca6

#afb5a6

Square

#a6afb5

#b3a6b5

#b5aca6

#a7b5a6

Shades

Color #a6afb5 mixed toward black.

#86939b

#69767e

#4f585f

#343b3f

#1a1d20

Tints

Color #a6afb5 mixed toward white.

#b5bcc1

#c4cace

#d2d7da

#e1e4e6

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a6afb5 mixed toward gray.

#a7afb4

#a8aeb2

#aaaeb1

#abaeb0

#acaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab4 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b3 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a6b2b2 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6afb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6afb5]

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Frequently asked questions

#a6afb5 (#a6afb5) is rgb(166, 175, 181) in RGB.

No, #a6afb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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