#a6a6a8

Color #a6a6a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.53 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a6a8

RGB

rgb(166, 166, 168)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.17, 0.38, -1.03)

LCH

lch(68.17, 1.1, 290.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0028, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a8a6

Analogous

#a6a7a8

#a6a6a8

#a7a6a8

Triadic

#a6a6a8

#a8a6a6

#a6a8a6

Split-complementary

#a6a6a8

#a8a7a6

#a7a8a6

Tetradic

#a6a6a8

#a8a6a8

#a8a8a6

#a6a8a6

Square

#a6a6a8

#a8a6a7

#a8a8a6

#a6a8a7

Shades

Color #a6a6a8 mixed toward black.

#8a8a8c

#6e6e71

#535354

#373738

#1c1c1c

Tints

Color #a6a6a8 mixed toward white.

#b5b5b6

#c4c4c5

#d3d3d3

#e1e1e2

#f0f0f0

Tones

Color #a6a6a8 mixed toward gray.

#a6a6a8

#a7a7a8

#a7a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a8 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a7 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a6a7a7 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a6a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a6a8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a6a8 (#a6a6a8) is rgb(166, 166, 168) in RGB.

No, #a6a6a8 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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