#a6baba

Color #a6baba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6baba

RGB

rgb(166, 186, 186)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.7%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 10.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.04, -6.83, -2.33)

LCH

lch(74.04, 7.22, 198.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.022, 196.62)

HWB

hwb(180, 65.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa6a6

Analogous

#a6bab0

#a6baba

#a6b0ba

Triadic

#a6baba

#baa6ba

#babaa6

Split-complementary

#a6baba

#baa6b0

#bab0a6

Tetradic

#a6baba

#a6a6ba

#baa6a6

#babaa6

Square

#a6baba

#b0a6ba

#baa6a6

#b0baa6

Shades

Color #a6baba mixed toward black.

#85a0a0

#668484

#4d6363

#334242

#1a2121

Tints

Color #a6baba mixed toward white.

#b5c5c5

#c4d1d1

#d2dcdc

#e1e8e8

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a6baba mixed toward gray.

#a8b8b8

#a9b7b7

#abb5b5

#adb3b3

#aeb2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#aeacba · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#a7baba · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6baba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6baba]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a6baba (#a6baba) is rgb(166, 186, 186) in RGB.

No, #a6baba 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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