#a6b8bc

Color #a6b8bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b8bc

RGB

rgb(166, 184, 188)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.56, -5.36, -4.13)

LCH

lch(73.56, 6.77, 217.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0208, 212.62)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcaaa6

Analogous

#a6bcb5

#a6b8bc

#a6adbc

Triadic

#a6b8bc

#bca6b8

#b8bca6

Split-complementary

#a6b8bc

#bca6ad

#bcb5a6

Tetradic

#a6b8bc

#aaa6bc

#bcaaa6

#b8bca6

Square

#a6b8bc

#b5a6bc

#bcaaa6

#adbca6

Shades

Color #a6b8bc mixed toward black.

#849da3

#658187

#4c6065

#334043

#192022

Tints

Color #a6b8bc mixed toward white.

#b5c4c7

#c4d0d2

#d2dbdd

#e1e7e9

#f0f3f4

Tones

Color #a6b8bc mixed toward gray.

#a8b7ba

#aab6b8

#abb4b6

#adb3b5

#afb2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebb · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#adacbb · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#a7baba · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b8bc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a6b8bc (#a6b8bc) is rgb(166, 184, 188) in RGB.

No, #a6b8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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