#a6aebe

Color #a6aebe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aebe

RGB

rgb(166, 174, 190)

HSL

hsl(220, 15.6%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 12.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(70.94, 0.45, -9.11)

LCH

lch(70.94, 9.12, 272.83)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0247, 264.43)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb6a6

Analogous

#a6babe

#a6aebe

#aaa6be

Triadic

#a6aebe

#bea6ae

#aebea6

Split-complementary

#a6aebe

#beaaa6

#babea6

Tetradic

#a6aebe

#b6a6be

#beb6a6

#aebea6

Square

#a6aebe

#bea6ba

#beb6a6

#a6beaa

Shades

Color #a6aebe mixed toward black.

#848fa5

#647089

#4b5467

#323845

#191c22

Tints

Color #a6aebe mixed toward white.

#b5bbc9

#c4c9d4

#d2d6df

#e1e4e9

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a6aebe mixed toward gray.

#a8afbc

#aaafba

#acb0b8

#aeb1b6

#b0b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaba · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a9a8b9 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a6b7b7 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aebe]

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

#a6aebe (#a6aebe) is rgb(166, 174, 190) in RGB.

No, #a6aebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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