#a6a7a9

Color #a6a7a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.39 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a7a9

RGB

rgb(166, 167, 169)

HSL

hsl(220, 1.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.47, 0.03, -1.16)

LCH

lch(68.47, 1.16, 271.48)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0031, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a8a6

Analogous

#a6a9a9

#a6a7a9

#a7a6a9

Triadic

#a6a7a9

#a9a6a7

#a7a9a6

Split-complementary

#a6a7a9

#a9a7a6

#a9a9a6

Tetradic

#a6a7a9

#a8a6a9

#a9a8a6

#a7a9a6

Square

#a6a7a9

#a9a6a9

#a9a8a6

#a6a9a7

Shades

Color #a6a7a9 mixed toward black.

#8a8b8e

#6e6f72

#525355

#373839

#1b1c1c

Tints

Color #a6a7a9 mixed toward white.

#b5b6b7

#c4c4c6

#d3d3d4

#e1e2e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a6a7a9 mixed toward gray.

#a6a7a9

#a7a7a9

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a8 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a6a8a8 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a7a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a7a9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a7a9 (#a6a7a9) is rgb(166, 167, 169) in RGB.

No, #a6a7a9 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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