#a3bbc6

Color #a3bbc6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3bbc6

RGB

rgb(163, 187, 198)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 23.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 17.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74.45, -5.83, -8.29)

LCH

lch(74.45, 10.13, 234.88)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0306, 227.12)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 63.9%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6aea3

Analogous

#a3c6c0

#a3bbc6

#a3aac6

Triadic

#a3bbc6

#c6a3bb

#bbc6a3

Split-complementary

#a3bbc6

#c6a3aa

#c6c0a3

Tetradic

#a3bbc6

#aea3c6

#c6aea3

#bbc6a3

Square

#a3bbc6

#c0a3c6

#c6aea3

#aac6a3

Shades

Color #a3bbc6 mixed toward black.

#7ea0af

#5c8395

#45626f

#2e414a

#172125

Tints

Color #a3bbc6 mixed toward white.

#b2c6d0

#c2d2d9

#d1dde3

#e0e8ec

#f0f4f6

Tones

Color #a3bbc6 mixed toward gray.

#a6bac3

#a9b9c0

#acb8bd

#afb7ba

#b2b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec3 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#adabc3 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#a4c1c1 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3bbc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3bbc6]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a3bbc6 (#a3bbc6) is rgb(163, 187, 198) in RGB.

No, #a3bbc6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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