#a6c8d6

Color #a6c8d6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.87 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c8d6

RGB

rgb(166, 200, 214)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 36.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 22.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 6.5%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(78.62, -8.25, -10.72)

LCH

lch(78.62, 13.53, 232.42)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0414, 224.71)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 65.1%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6b4a6

Analogous

#a6d6cc

#a6c8d6

#a6b0d6

Triadic

#a6c8d6

#d6a6c8

#c8d6a6

Split-complementary

#a6c8d6

#d6a6b0

#d6cca6

Tetradic

#a6c8d6

#b4a6d6

#d6b4a6

#c8d6a6

Square

#a6c8d6

#cca6d6

#d6b4a6

#b0d6a6

Shades

Color #a6c8d6 mixed toward black.

#7badc2

#5092ad

#3c6e82

#284957

#14252b

Tints

Color #a6c8d6 mixed toward white.

#b5d1dd

#c4dae4

#d2e3ea

#e1edf1

#f0f6f8

Tones

Color #a6c8d6 mixed toward gray.

#aac6d2

#aec5ce

#b2c3ca

#b6c1c6

#bac0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d3 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b1d2 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#a8d0d0 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c8d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c8d6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a6c8d6 (#a6c8d6) is rgb(166, 200, 214) in RGB.

No, #a6c8d6 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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