#a6b7ae

Color #a6b7ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b7ae

RGB

rgb(166, 183, 174)

HSL

hsl(148.2, 10.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(148.2, 9.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 4.9%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(72.91, -7.62, 2.57)

LCH

lch(72.91, 8.04, 161.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0227, 162.84)

HWB

hwb(148.2, 65.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a6af

Analogous

#a6b7a6

#a6b7ae

#a6b7b6

Triadic

#a6b7ae

#aea6b7

#b7aea6

Split-complementary

#a6b7ae

#b6a6b7

#b7a6a6

Tetradic

#a6b7ae

#a6afb7

#b7a6af

#b7aea6

Square

#a6b7ae

#a6a6b7

#b7a6af

#b7b6a6

Shades

Color #a6b7ae mixed toward black.

#869d91

#688174

#4e6057

#34403a

#1a201d

Tints

Color #a6b7ae mixed toward white.

#b5c3bb

#c4cfc9

#d2dbd6

#e1e7e4

#f0f3f1

Tones

Color #a6b7ae mixed toward gray.

#a7b6ae

#a9b4ae

#aab3ae

#acb1ae

#adb0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb0 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#adabb1 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a7b2b2 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b7ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b7ae]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a6b7ae (#a6b7ae) is rgb(166, 183, 174) in RGB.

No, #a6b7ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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