#a6a9b3

Color #a6a9b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a9b3

RGB

rgb(166, 169, 179)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.28, 0.91, -5.5)

LCH

lch(69.28, 5.57, 279.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0147, 272.73)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b0a6

Analogous

#a6afb3

#a6a9b3

#a9a6b3

Triadic

#a6a9b3

#b3a6a9

#a9b3a6

Split-complementary

#a6a9b3

#b3a9a6

#afb3a6

Tetradic

#a6a9b3

#b0a6b3

#b3b0a6

#a9b3a6

Square

#a6a9b3

#b3a6af

#b3b0a6

#a6b3a9

Shades

Color #a6a9b3 mixed toward black.

#878b98

#6a6e7c

#4f535d

#35373e

#1a1c1f

Tints

Color #a6a9b3 mixed toward white.

#b5b7c0

#c4c6cc

#d2d4d9

#e1e2e6

#f0f1f2

Tones

Color #a6a9b3 mixed toward gray.

#a7a9b2

#a8aab1

#a9abb0

#aaabaf

#abacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7b0 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#a6afae · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a9b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a9b3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a9b3 (#a6a9b3) is rgb(166, 169, 179) in RGB.

No, #a6a9b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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