#a6b6a1

Color #a6b6a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.32 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b6a1

RGB

rgb(166, 182, 161)

HSL

hsl(105.7, 12.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(105.7, 11.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 11.5%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.32, -9.5, 8.82)

LCH

lch(72.32, 12.96, 137.13)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0344, 138.3)

HWB

hwb(105.7, 63.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a1b6

Analogous

#b1b6a1

#a6b6a1

#a1b6a7

Triadic

#a6b6a1

#a1a6b6

#b6a1a6

Split-complementary

#a6b6a1

#a7a1b6

#b6a1b1

Tetradic

#a6b6a1

#a1b6b1

#b1a1b6

#b6a1a6

Square

#a6b6a1

#a1b1b6

#b1a1b6

#b6a7a1

Shades

Color #a6b6a1 mixed toward black.

#889d81

#6b8164

#50614b

#354032

#1b2019

Tints

Color #a6b6a1 mixed toward white.

#b5c2b1

#c4cec0

#d3dbd0

#e1e7e0

#f0f3ef

Tones

Color #a6b6a1 mixed toward gray.

#a7b4a3

#a8b3a5

#a9b1a6

#aaafa8

#abadaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adada6 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#acaba8 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#a7abab · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b6a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b6a1]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a6b6a1 (#a6b6a1) is rgb(166, 182, 161) in RGB.

No, #a6b6a1 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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