#a6b2ae

Color #a6b2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b2ae

RGB

rgb(166, 178, 174)

HSL

hsl(160, 7.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160, 6.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.56, -4.95, 0.6)

LCH

lch(71.56, 4.99, 173.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0146, 174.09)

HWB

hwb(160, 65.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a6aa

Analogous

#a6b2a8

#a6b2ae

#a6b0b2

Triadic

#a6b2ae

#aea6b2

#b2aea6

Split-complementary

#a6b2ae

#b2a6b0

#b2a8a6

Tetradic

#a6b2ae

#a6aab2

#b2a6aa

#b2aea6

Square

#a6b2ae

#a8a6b2

#b2a6aa

#b0b2a6

Shades

Color #a6b2ae mixed toward black.

#879792

#6a7b76

#505c58

#353e3b

#1b1f1d

Tints

Color #a6b2ae mixed toward white.

#b5bfbc

#c4ccc9

#d3d9d7

#e1e5e4

#f0f2f2

Tones

Color #a6b2ae mixed toward gray.

#a7b1ae

#a8b0ad

#a9afad

#aaaead

#abadac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#abaaaf · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a7b0b0 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b2ae]

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Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#a6b2ae (#a6b2ae) is rgb(166, 178, 174) in RGB.

No, #a6b2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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