#a6b3bf

Color #a6b3bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b3bf

RGB

rgb(166, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 16.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 13.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.3, -2.06, -7.64)

LCH

lch(72.3, 7.91, 254.91)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0226, 245.93)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 65.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb2a6

Analogous

#a6bfbe

#a6b3bf

#a6a7bf

Triadic

#a6b3bf

#bfa6b3

#b3bfa6

Split-complementary

#a6b3bf

#bfa6a7

#bfbea6

Tetradic

#a6b3bf

#b2a6bf

#bfb2a6

#b3bfa6

Square

#a6b3bf

#bea6bf

#bfb2a6

#a7bfa6

Shades

Color #a6b3bf mixed toward black.

#8395a6

#64788a

#4b5a68

#323c45

#191e23

Tints

Color #a6b3bf mixed toward white.

#b5c0ca

#c4ccd4

#d3d9df

#e1e6ea

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a6b3bf mixed toward gray.

#a8b3bd

#aab3bb

#acb3b9

#aeb3b7

#b0b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbc · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#abaabc · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a7bab9 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b3bf]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a6b3bf (#a6b3bf) is rgb(166, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #a6b3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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