#a6aaba

Color #a6aaba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aaba

RGB

rgb(166, 170, 186)

HSL

hsl(228, 12.7%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 10.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 1.79, -8.67)

LCH

lch(69.75, 8.85, 281.67)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0234, 274.66)

HWB

hwb(228, 65.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab6a6

Analogous

#a6b4ba

#a6aaba

#aca6ba

Triadic

#a6aaba

#baa6aa

#aabaa6

Split-complementary

#a6aaba

#baaca6

#b4baa6

Tetradic

#a6aaba

#b6a6ba

#bab6a6

#aabaa6

Square

#a6aaba

#baa6b4

#bab6a6

#a6baac

Shades

Color #a6aaba mixed toward black.

#858aa0

#666c84

#4d5163

#333642

#1a1b21

Tints

Color #a6aaba mixed toward white.

#b5b8c5

#c4c6d1

#d2d4dc

#e1e3e8

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a6aaba mixed toward gray.

#a8abb8

#a9acb7

#abadb5

#adaeb3

#aeafb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#a8a7b5 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a6b3b3 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aaba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aaba]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a6aaba (#a6aaba) is rgb(166, 170, 186) in RGB.

No, #a6aaba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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