#A6B8BC#A6B8BC
#A6B8BC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.021 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6B8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 184, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 14%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -5.36, -4.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 6.77, 217.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77% -0.0175 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77% 0.021 212.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9413, 46.0180, 54.2399) |
| Luminance | 0.4602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 5.81
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.00
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.16
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.99
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6B8BC #BCAAA6
analogous
#A6BCB5 #A6B8BC #A6ADBC
triadic
#A6B8BC #BCA6B8 #B8BCA6
tetradic
#A6B8BC #B5A6BC #BCAAA6 #ADBCA6
square
#A6B8BC #B5A6BC #BCAAA6 #ADBCA6
split-complementary
#A6B8BC #BCA6AD #BCB5A6
monochromatic
#637E84 #839CA2 #A6B8BC #C9D4D6 #ECF0F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#A6B8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#A6B8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6B8BC
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6B8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6B8BC | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B6BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B3BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0BAB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6b8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 184, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.021 212.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0cdd0',
500: '#a6b8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6b8bc; $custom-light: #c0cdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6b8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 184,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.909,
"s": 14.103,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77,
"c": 0.02072,
"h": 212.6
},
"luminance": 0.46019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6B8BC
secondary
#E2DDDC
accent
#5B4D98
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121314
muted
#818282