#a6e4ed

Color #a6e4ed

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 4.33 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6e4ed

RGB

rgb(166, 228, 237)

HSL

hsl(187.6, 66.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.6, 30%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 3.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(86.85, -17.41, -10.69)

LCH

lch(86.85, 20.43, 211.55)

OKLCH

oklch(88%, 0.0637, 207.29)

HWB

hwb(187.6, 65.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edafa6

Analogous

#a6edd2

#a6e4ed

#a6c0ed

Triadic

#a6e4ed

#eda6e4

#e4eda6

Split-complementary

#a6e4ed

#eda6c0

#edd2a6

Tetradic

#a6e4ed

#afa6ed

#edafa6

#e4eda6

Square

#a6e4ed

#d2a6ed

#edafa6

#c0eda6

Shades

Color #a6e4ed mixed toward black.

#6ed3e2

#36c2d6

#2297a8

#176470

#0b3238

Tints

Color #a6e4ed mixed toward white.

#b5e8f0

#c4edf3

#d2f1f6

#e1f6f9

#f0fafc

Tones

Color #a6e4ed mixed toward gray.

#ace0e7

#b2dbe1

#b8d7db

#bed2d5

#c4cecf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c5eb · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#c0bbea · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#aae9e9 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6e4ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6e4ed]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a6e4ed (#a6e4ed) is rgb(166, 228, 237) in RGB.

No, #a6e4ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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