#a6bcc6

Color #a6bcc6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bcc6

RGB

rgb(166, 188, 198)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 21.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 16.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74.92, -5.4, -7.57)

LCH

lch(74.92, 9.3, 234.5)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0281, 226.88)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 65.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b0a6

Analogous

#a6c6c0

#a6bcc6

#a6acc6

Triadic

#a6bcc6

#c6a6bc

#bcc6a6

Split-complementary

#a6bcc6

#c6a6ac

#c6c0a6

Tetradic

#a6bcc6

#b0a6c6

#c6b0a6

#bcc6a6

Square

#a6bcc6

#c0a6c6

#c6b0a6

#acc6a6

Shades

Color #a6bcc6 mixed toward black.

#81a0ae

#5f8394

#47626f

#2f424a

#182125

Tints

Color #a6bcc6 mixed toward white.

#b5c7d0

#c4d2d9

#d3dee3

#e1e9ec

#f0f4f6

Tones

Color #a6bcc6 mixed toward gray.

#a9bbc3

#abbac1

#aeb9be

#b1b8bb

#b3b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c4 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#afadc3 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a7c2c1 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 8.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bcc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bcc6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a6bcc6 (#a6bcc6) is rgb(166, 188, 198) in RGB.

No, #a6bcc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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