#a6b4b5

Color #a6b4b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b4b5

RGB

rgb(166, 180, 181)

HSL

hsl(184, 9.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184, 8.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.29, -4.65, -2.18)

LCH

lch(72.29, 5.14, 205.12)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0157, 202.14)

HWB

hwb(184, 65.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a7a6

Analogous

#a6b5ae

#a6b4b5

#a6acb5

Triadic

#a6b4b5

#b5a6b4

#b4b5a6

Split-complementary

#a6b4b5

#b5a6ac

#b5aea6

Tetradic

#a6b4b5

#a7a6b5

#b5a7a6

#b4b5a6

Square

#a6b4b5

#aea6b5

#b5a7a6

#acb5a6

Shades

Color #a6b4b5 mixed toward black.

#86999b

#697d7e

#4f5e5f

#343e3f

#1a1f20

Tints

Color #a6b4b5 mixed toward white.

#b5c0c1

#c4cdce

#d2d9da

#e1e6e6

#f0f2f3

Tones

Color #a6b4b5 mixed toward gray.

#a7b3b4

#a8b2b2

#aab1b1

#abb0b0

#acaeaf

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

#acacb5 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#abaab5 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a7b5b5 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b4b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b4b5]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a6b4b5 (#a6b4b5) is rgb(166, 180, 181) in RGB.

No, #a6b4b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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