#a6aaab

Color #a6aaab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.59 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aaab

RGB

rgb(166, 170, 171)

HSL

hsl(192, 2.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 2.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.32, -1.22, -1.01)

LCH

lch(69.32, 1.58, 219.62)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0048, 214.02)

HWB

hwb(192, 65.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba7a6

Analogous

#a6abaa

#a6aaab

#a6a8ab

Triadic

#a6aaab

#aba6aa

#aaaba6

Split-complementary

#a6aaab

#aba6a8

#abaaa6

Tetradic

#a6aaab

#a7a6ab

#aba7a6

#aaaba6

Square

#a6aaab

#aaa6ab

#aba7a6

#a8aba6

Shades

Color #a6aaab mixed toward black.

#898e90

#6d7274

#525657

#37393a

#1b1d1d

Tints

Color #a6aaab mixed toward white.

#b5b8b9

#c4c6c7

#d3d5d5

#e1e3e3

#f0f1f1

Tones

Color #a6aaab mixed toward gray.

#a6aaab

#a7aaaa

#a7a9aa

#a8a9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ab · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a7ab · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a6abab · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aaab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aaab]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#a6aaab (#a6aaab) is rgb(166, 170, 171) in RGB.

No, #a6aaab 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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