#a6bbbd

Color #a6bbbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bbbd

RGB

rgb(166, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.39, -6.75, -3.45)

LCH

lch(74.39, 7.58, 207.07)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0232, 203.59)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda8a6

Analogous

#a6bdb3

#a6bbbd

#a6afbd

Triadic

#a6bbbd

#bda6bb

#bbbda6

Split-complementary

#a6bbbd

#bda6af

#bdb3a6

Tetradic

#a6bbbd

#a8a6bd

#bda8a6

#bbbda6

Square

#a6bbbd

#b3a6bd

#bda8a6

#afbda6

Shades

Color #a6bbbd mixed toward black.

#84a1a4

#658588

#4c6466

#324244

#192122

Tints

Color #a6bbbd mixed toward white.

#b5c6c8

#c4d2d3

#d3ddde

#e1e8e9

#f0f4f4

Tones

Color #a6bbbd mixed toward gray.

#a8b9bb

#aab8b9

#acb6b7

#aeb5b5

#b0b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0bd · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#aeadbc · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#a7bcbc · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bbbd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a6bbbd (#a6bbbd) is rgb(166, 187, 189) in RGB.

No, #a6bbbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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