#a6c7c9

Color #a6c7c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c7c9

RGB

rgb(166, 199, 201)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 24.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 17.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 1%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.97, -10.55, -4.68)

LCH

lch(77.97, 11.54, 203.92)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0355, 200.99)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 65.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9a8a6

Analogous

#a6c9ba

#a6c7c9

#a6b6c9

Triadic

#a6c7c9

#c9a6c7

#c7c9a6

Split-complementary

#a6c7c9

#c9a6b6

#c9baa6

Tetradic

#a6c7c9

#a8a6c9

#c9a8a6

#c7c9a6

Square

#a6c7c9

#baa6c9

#c9a8a6

#b6c9a6

Shades

Color #a6c7c9 mixed toward black.

#80afb2

#5c9598

#457072

#2e4a4c

#172526

Tints

Color #a6c7c9 mixed toward white.

#b5d0d2

#c4dadb

#d3e3e4

#e1eced

#f0f6f6

Tones

Color #a6c7c9 mixed toward gray.

#a9c5c6

#acc2c3

#afbfc0

#b2bdbd

#b5babb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6c9 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b1c8 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#a8c8c8 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c7c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c7c9]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a6c7c9 (#a6c7c9) is rgb(166, 199, 201) in RGB.

No, #a6c7c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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