#a8a6b6

Color #a8a6b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a6b6

RGB

rgb(168, 166, 182)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 9.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 8.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(68.73, 3.85, -7.96)

LCH

lch(68.73, 8.84, 295.81)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0229, 291.52)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 65.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b6a6

Analogous

#a6acb6

#a8a6b6

#b0a6b6

Triadic

#a8a6b6

#b6a8a6

#a6b6a8

Split-complementary

#a8a6b6

#b6b0a6

#acb6a6

Tetradic

#a8a6b6

#b6a6b4

#b4b6a6

#a6b6a8

Square

#a8a6b6

#b6a6ac

#b4b6a6

#a6b6b0

Shades

Color #a8a6b6 mixed toward black.

#89869c

#6b687f

#504e60

#363440

#1b1a20

Tints

Color #a8a6b6 mixed toward white.

#b6b5c2

#c5c4ce

#d3d2da

#e2e1e7

#f0f0f3

Tones

Color #a8a6b6 mixed toward gray.

#a9a7b5

#aaa9b3

#abaab2

#acabb1

#adadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b2 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7b1 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a8afaf · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a6b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a6b6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a6b6 (#a8a6b6) is rgb(168, 166, 182) in RGB.

No, #a8a6b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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