#a3b6ba

Color #a3b6ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b6ba

RGB

rgb(163, 182, 186)

HSL

hsl(190.4, 14.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.4, 12.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.75, -5.7, -4.25)

LCH

lch(72.75, 7.11, 216.71)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0218, 211.87)

HWB

hwb(190.4, 63.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa7a3

Analogous

#a3bab2

#a3b6ba

#a3aaba

Triadic

#a3b6ba

#baa3b6

#b6baa3

Split-complementary

#a3b6ba

#baa3aa

#bab2a3

Tetradic

#a3b6ba

#a7a3ba

#baa7a3

#b6baa3

Square

#a3b6ba

#b2a3ba

#baa7a3

#aabaa3

Shades

Color #a3b6ba mixed toward black.

#829ca1

#647f85

#4b5f64

#324042

#192021

Tints

Color #a3b6ba mixed toward white.

#b2c2c5

#c2ced1

#d1dadc

#e0e7e8

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a3b6ba mixed toward gray.

#a5b5b8

#a7b3b6

#a9b2b4

#abb1b2

#acb0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa9b9 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#a4b8b8 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b6ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b6ba]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a3b6ba (#a3b6ba) is rgb(163, 182, 186) in RGB.

No, #a3b6ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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