#a6afbd

Color #a6afbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a6afbd

RGB

rgb(166, 175, 189)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.17, -0.31, -8.21)

LCH

lch(71.17, 8.22, 267.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0225, 259.24)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb4a6

Analogous

#a6babd

#a6afbd

#a8a6bd

Triadic

#a6afbd

#bda6af

#afbda6

Split-complementary

#a6afbd

#bda8a6

#babda6

Tetradic

#a6afbd

#b4a6bd

#bdb4a6

#afbda6

Square

#a6afbd

#bda6ba

#bdb4a6

#a6bda8

Shades

Color #a6afbd mixed toward black.

#8490a4

#657388

#4c5666

#323944

#191d22

Tints

Color #a6afbd mixed toward white.

#b5bcc8

#c4cad3

#d3d7de

#e1e4e9

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a6afbd mixed toward gray.

#a8afbb

#aab0b9

#acb0b7

#aeb1b5

#b0b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaba · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a6b7b7 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6afbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6afbd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a6afbd (#a6afbd) is rgb(166, 175, 189) in RGB.

No, #a6afbd 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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