#a0a0a6

Color #a0a0a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a0a6

RGB

rgb(160, 160, 166)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(66.03, 1.16, -3.11)

LCH

lch(66.03, 3.32, 290.46)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0086, 286.13)

HWB

hwb(240, 62.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a6a0

Analogous

#a0a3a6

#a0a0a6

#a3a0a6

Triadic

#a0a0a6

#a6a0a0

#a0a6a0

Split-complementary

#a0a0a6

#a6a3a0

#a3a6a0

Tetradic

#a0a0a6

#a6a0a6

#a6a6a0

#a0a6a0

Square

#a0a0a6

#a6a0a3

#a6a6a0

#a0a6a3

Shades

Color #a0a0a6 mixed toward black.

#84848c

#696970

#4f4f54

#353538

#1a1a1c

Tints

Color #a0a0a6 mixed toward white.

#b0b0b5

#c0c0c4

#cfcfd2

#dfdfe1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #a0a0a6 mixed toward gray.

#a0a0a5

#a1a1a5

#a1a1a4

#a2a2a4

#a2a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a5 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a4 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a0a3a3 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a0a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a0a6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a0a0a6 (#a0a0a6) is rgb(160, 160, 166) in RGB.

No, #a0a0a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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