#a6b2bb

Color #a6b2bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b2bb

RGB

rgb(166, 178, 187)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 13.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 11.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.92, -2.35, -6.01)

LCH

lch(71.92, 6.45, 248.64)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0187, 240.14)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 65.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbafa6

Analogous

#a6bbb9

#a6b2bb

#a6a7bb

Triadic

#a6b2bb

#bba6b2

#b2bba6

Split-complementary

#a6b2bb

#bba6a7

#bbb9a6

Tetradic

#a6b2bb

#afa6bb

#bbafa6

#b2bba6

Square

#a6b2bb

#b9a6bb

#bbafa6

#a7bba6

Shades

Color #a6b2bb mixed toward black.

#8595a2

#667885

#4c5a64

#333c43

#191e21

Tints

Color #a6b2bb mixed toward white.

#b5bfc6

#c4ccd2

#d2d8dd

#e1e5e8

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a6b2bb mixed toward gray.

#a8b2b9

#a9b1b7

#abb1b6

#adb1b4

#afb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb9 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#abaab8 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a7b7b7 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b2bb]

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Frequently asked questions

#a6b2bb (#a6b2bb) is rgb(166, 178, 187) in RGB.

No, #a6b2bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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