#a6ccce

Color #a6ccce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6ccce

RGB

rgb(166, 204, 206)

HSL

hsl(183, 29%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183, 19.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.47, -12.08, -5.16)

LCH

lch(79.47, 13.14, 203.13)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0403, 200.32)

HWB

hwb(183, 65.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea8a6

Analogous

#a6cebc

#a6ccce

#a6b8ce

Triadic

#a6ccce

#cea6cc

#cccea6

Split-complementary

#a6ccce

#cea6b8

#cebca6

Tetradic

#a6ccce

#a8a6ce

#cea8a6

#cccea6

Square

#a6ccce

#bca6ce

#cea8a6

#b8cea6

Shades

Color #a6ccce mixed toward black.

#7eb5b8

#589ca0

#427578

#2c4e50

#162728

Tints

Color #a6ccce mixed toward white.

#b5d4d6

#c4ddde

#d2e5e6

#e1eeef

#f0f6f7

Tones

Color #a6ccce mixed toward gray.

#a9c9cb

#adc6c7

#b0c3c4

#b3c0c1

#b7bdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ce · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b3cd · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#a8cdcd · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6ccce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6ccce]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a6ccce (#a6ccce) is rgb(166, 204, 206) in RGB.

No, #a6ccce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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