#a6a6a2

Color #a6a6a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a6a2

RGB

rgb(166, 166, 162)

HSL

hsl(60, 2.2%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 2.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 2.4%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(68.01, -0.75, 2.07)

LCH

lch(68.01, 2.2, 109.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0057, 106.22)

HWB

hwb(60, 63.5%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a2a6

Analogous

#a6a4a2

#a6a6a2

#a4a6a2

Triadic

#a6a6a2

#a2a6a6

#a6a2a6

Split-complementary

#a6a6a2

#a2a4a6

#a4a2a6

Tetradic

#a6a6a2

#a2a6a2

#a2a2a6

#a6a2a6

Square

#a6a6a2

#a2a6a4

#a2a2a6

#a6a2a4

Shades

Color #a6a6a2 mixed toward black.

#8b8b86

#70706b

#545450

#383835

#1c1c1b

Tints

Color #a6a6a2 mixed toward white.

#b5b5b1

#c4c4c1

#d2d2d0

#e1e1e0

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a6a6a2 mixed toward gray.

#a6a6a2

#a5a5a3

#a4a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a3 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a3 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#a6a4a4 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a6a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a6a2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a6a6a2 (#a6a6a2) is rgb(166, 166, 162) in RGB.

No, #a6a6a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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