#a6adb7

Color #a6adb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6adb7

RGB

rgb(166, 173, 183)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 10.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 9.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 5.5%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.46, -0.46, -5.96)

LCH

lch(70.46, 5.98, 265.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0164, 257.32)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 65.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b0a6

Analogous

#a6b5b7

#a6adb7

#a7a6b7

Triadic

#a6adb7

#b7a6ad

#adb7a6

Split-complementary

#a6adb7

#b7a7a6

#b5b7a6

Tetradic

#a6adb7

#b0a6b7

#b7b0a6

#adb7a6

Square

#a6adb7

#b7a6b5

#b7b0a6

#a6b7a7

Shades

Color #a6adb7 mixed toward black.

#868f9d

#687281

#4e5660

#343940

#1a1d20

Tints

Color #a6adb7 mixed toward white.

#b5bbc3

#c4c8cf

#d2d6db

#e1e4e7

#f0f1f3

Tones

Color #a6adb7 mixed toward gray.

#a7adb6

#a9adb4

#aaaeb3

#acaeb1

#adaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b5 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a9a8b4 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a6b3b2 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6adb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6adb7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6adb7 (#a6adb7) is rgb(166, 173, 183) in RGB.

No, #a6adb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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