#A6ACBA#A6ACBA
#A6ACBA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.021 H 267.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6ACBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 172, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 13%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 11%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.29, 0.70, -7.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.29, 7.91, 275.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% -0.001 -0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.021 267.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3394, 41.1568, 52.3163) |
| Luminance | 0.4116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 5.11
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.79
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.89
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 8.01
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6ACBA #BAB4A6
analogous
#A6B6BA #A6ACBA #AAA6BA
triadic
#A6ACBA #BAA6AC #ACBAA6
tetradic
#A6ACBA #BAA6B6 #BAB4A6 #A6BAAA
square
#A6ACBA #BAA6B6 #BAB4A6 #A6BAAA
split-complementary
#A6ACBA #BAAAA6 #B6BAA6
monochromatic
#646D81 #848C9F #A6ACBA #C8CCD5 #EBECEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#A6ACBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#A6ACBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6ACBA
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6ACBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6ACBA | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8ADBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ABBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2AFB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6acba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 172, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.021 267.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0c4ce',
500: '#a6acba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6acba; $custom-light: #c0c4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6acba",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 172,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222,
"s": 12.658,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74406,
"c": 0.02121,
"h": 267.2
},
"luminance": 0.41157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6ACBA
secondary
#E1DFDB
accent
#814F97
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121213
muted
#818182