#a6b7bf

Color #a6b7bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b7bf

RGB

rgb(166, 183, 191)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 16.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 13.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.37, -4.21, -6.05)

LCH

lch(73.37, 7.37, 235.17)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0221, 227.57)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 65.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfaea6

Analogous

#a6bfba

#a6b7bf

#a6abbf

Triadic

#a6b7bf

#bfa6b7

#b7bfa6

Split-complementary

#a6b7bf

#bfa6ab

#bfbaa6

Tetradic

#a6b7bf

#aea6bf

#bfaea6

#b7bfa6

Square

#a6b7bf

#baa6bf

#bfaea6

#abbfa6

Shades

Color #a6b7bf mixed toward black.

#839ba6

#647e8a

#4b5e68

#323f45

#191f23

Tints

Color #a6b7bf mixed toward white.

#b5c3ca

#c4cfd4

#d3dbdf

#e1e7ea

#f0f3f4

Tones

Color #a6b7bf mixed toward gray.

#a8b6bd

#aab5bb

#acb5b9

#aeb4b7

#b0b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebd · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#adabbd · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#a7bcbb · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b7bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b7bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a6b7bf (#a6b7bf) is rgb(166, 183, 191) in RGB.

No, #a6b7bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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