#a1a5a6

Color #a1a5a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.39 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a5a6

RGB

rgb(161, 165, 166)

HSL

hsl(192, 2.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 0.6%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.46, -1.23, -1.01)

LCH

lch(67.46, 1.59, 219.39)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0048, 214.02)

HWB

hwb(192, 63.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a2a1

Analogous

#a1a6a4

#a1a5a6

#a1a2a6

Triadic

#a1a5a6

#a6a1a5

#a5a6a1

Split-complementary

#a1a5a6

#a6a1a2

#a6a4a1

Tetradic

#a1a5a6

#a2a1a6

#a6a2a1

#a5a6a1

Square

#a1a5a6

#a4a1a6

#a6a2a1

#a2a6a1

Shades

Color #a1a5a6 mixed toward black.

#858a8b

#6a6f70

#505354

#353738

#1b1c1c

Tints

Color #a1a5a6 mixed toward white.

#b1b4b5

#c0c3c4

#d0d2d2

#e0e1e1

#eff0f0

Tones

Color #a1a5a6 mixed toward gray.

#a1a5a6

#a2a4a5

#a3a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a6 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a2a6 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a1a6a6 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a5a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a5a6]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#a1a5a6 (#a1a5a6) is rgb(161, 165, 166) in RGB.

No, #a1a5a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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