#a6b3bd

Color #a6b3bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b3bd

RGB

rgb(166, 179, 189)

HSL

hsl(206.1, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.1, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.24, -2.47, -6.63)

LCH

lch(72.24, 7.08, 249.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0204, 240.67)

HWB

hwb(206.1, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb0a6

Analogous

#a6bdbb

#a6b3bd

#a6a7bd

Triadic

#a6b3bd

#bda6b3

#b3bda6

Split-complementary

#a6b3bd

#bda6a7

#bdbba6

Tetradic

#a6b3bd

#b0a6bd

#bdb0a6

#b3bda6

Square

#a6b3bd

#bba6bd

#bdb0a6

#a7bda6

Shades

Color #a6b3bd mixed toward black.

#8496a4

#657988

#4c5a66

#323c44

#191e22

Tints

Color #a6b3bd mixed toward white.

#b5c0c8

#c4ccd3

#d3d9de

#e1e6e9

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a6b3bd mixed toward gray.

#a8b3bb

#aab2b9

#acb2b7

#aeb2b5

#b0b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbb · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#abaaba · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a7b9b8 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b3bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#a6b3bd (#a6b3bd) is rgb(166, 179, 189) in RGB.

No, #a6b3bd 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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