#a6bcbc

Color #a6bcbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bcbc

RGB

rgb(166, 188, 188)

HSL

hsl(180, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(74.64, -7.49, -2.55)

LCH

lch(74.64, 7.91, 198.8)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0241, 196.63)

HWB

hwb(180, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca6a6

Analogous

#a6bcb1

#a6bcbc

#a6b1bc

Triadic

#a6bcbc

#bca6bc

#bcbca6

Split-complementary

#a6bcbc

#bca6b1

#bcb1a6

Tetradic

#a6bcbc

#a6a6bc

#bca6a6

#bcbca6

Square

#a6bcbc

#b1a6bc

#bca6a6

#b1bca6

Shades

Color #a6bcbc mixed toward black.

#84a3a3

#658787

#4c6565

#334343

#192222

Tints

Color #a6bcbc mixed toward white.

#b5c7c7

#c4d2d2

#d2dddd

#e1e9e9

#f0f4f4

Tones

Color #a6bcbc mixed toward gray.

#a8baba

#aab8b8

#abb6b6

#adb5b5

#afb3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bc · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#afadbc · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#a7bcbc · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bcbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bcbc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a6bcbc (#a6bcbc) is rgb(166, 188, 188) in RGB.

No, #a6bcbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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