#a6b1ba

Color #a6b1ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b1ba

RGB

rgb(166, 177, 186)

HSL

hsl(207, 12.7%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207, 10.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.62, -2.02, -5.9)

LCH

lch(71.62, 6.24, 251.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0179, 242.43)

HWB

hwb(207, 65.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baafa6

Analogous

#a6bab9

#a6b1ba

#a6a7ba

Triadic

#a6b1ba

#baa6b1

#b1baa6

Split-complementary

#a6b1ba

#baa6a7

#bab9a6

Tetradic

#a6b1ba

#afa6ba

#baafa6

#b1baa6

Square

#a6b1ba

#b9a6ba

#baafa6

#a7baa6

Shades

Color #a6b1ba mixed toward black.

#8594a0

#667784

#4d5963

#333b42

#1a1e21

Tints

Color #a6b1ba mixed toward white.

#b5bec5

#c4cbd1

#d2d8dc

#e1e5e8

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a6b1ba mixed toward gray.

#a8b1b8

#a9b1b7

#abb0b5

#adb0b3

#aeb0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb8 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b7 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#a7b6b6 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b1ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b1ba]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#a6b1ba (#a6b1ba) is rgb(166, 177, 186) in RGB.

No, #a6b1ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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