#a6a3a1

Color #a6a3a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.6 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a3a1

RGB

rgb(166, 163, 161)

HSL

hsl(24, 2.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 3%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.18, 0.7, 1.42)

LCH

lch(67.18, 1.58, 63.76)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0045, 56.66)

HWB

hwb(24, 63.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a4a6

Analogous

#a6a1a1

#a6a3a1

#a6a5a1

Triadic

#a6a3a1

#a1a6a3

#a3a1a6

Split-complementary

#a6a3a1

#a1a6a5

#a1a1a6

Tetradic

#a6a3a1

#a4a6a1

#a1a4a6

#a3a1a6

Square

#a6a3a1

#a1a6a1

#a1a4a6

#a5a1a6

Shades

Color #a6a3a1 mixed toward black.

#8b8885

#706c6a

#545150

#383635

#1c1b1b

Tints

Color #a6a3a1 mixed toward white.

#b5b2b1

#c4c2c0

#d2d1d0

#e1e0e0

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a6a3a1 mixed toward gray.

#a6a3a1

#a5a3a2

#a4a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a1 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a2 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a6a2a2 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a3a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a3a1]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a6a3a1 (#a6a3a1) is rgb(166, 163, 161) in RGB.

No, #a6a3a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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