#a6b6a7

Color #a6b6a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b6a7

RGB

rgb(166, 182, 167)

HSL

hsl(123.8, 9.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(123.8, 8.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 8.2%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.46, -8.41, 5.75)

LCH

lch(72.46, 10.19, 145.64)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0275, 147)

HWB

hwb(123.8, 65.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a6b5

Analogous

#adb6a6

#a6b6a7

#a6b6af

Triadic

#a6b6a7

#a7a6b6

#b6a7a6

Split-complementary

#a6b6a7

#afa6b6

#b6a6ad

Tetradic

#a6b6a7

#a6b5b6

#b6a6b5

#b6a7a6

Square

#a6b6a7

#a6adb6

#b6a6b5

#b6afa6

Shades

Color #a6b6a7 mixed toward black.

#869c87

#687f6a

#4e604f

#344035

#1a201a

Tints

Color #a6b6a7 mixed toward white.

#b5c2b6

#c4cec4

#d2dad3

#e1e7e2

#f0f3f0

Tones

Color #a6b6a7 mixed toward gray.

#a7b5a8

#a9b3a9

#aab2aa

#abb1ac

#adafad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadab · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#acabac · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#a7aeae · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b6a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b6a7]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a6b6a7 (#a6b6a7) is rgb(166, 182, 167) in RGB.

No, #a6b6a7 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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