#a6b8ba

Color #a6b8ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b8ba

RGB

rgb(166, 184, 186)

HSL

hsl(186, 12.7%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 10.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.5, -5.77, -3.12)

LCH

lch(73.5, 6.56, 208.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0201, 204.66)

HWB

hwb(186, 65.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa8a6

Analogous

#a6bab2

#a6b8ba

#a6aeba

Triadic

#a6b8ba

#baa6b8

#b8baa6

Split-complementary

#a6b8ba

#baa6ae

#bab2a6

Tetradic

#a6b8ba

#a8a6ba

#baa8a6

#b8baa6

Square

#a6b8ba

#b2a6ba

#baa8a6

#aebaa6

Shades

Color #a6b8ba mixed toward black.

#859ea0

#668184

#4d6163

#334142

#1a2021

Tints

Color #a6b8ba mixed toward white.

#b5c4c5

#c4d0d1

#d2dbdc

#e1e7e8

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a6b8ba mixed toward gray.

#a8b7b8

#a9b5b7

#abb4b5

#adb3b3

#aeb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeba · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#adacb9 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#a7b9b9 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b8ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b8ba]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a6b8ba (#a6b8ba) is rgb(166, 184, 186) in RGB.

No, #a6b8ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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