#A6B9B1

Accessibility

AAA

10.2:1

Vs white / black

2.06:1 · 10.2:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a6b9b1

RGB

rgb(166, 185, 177)

RGBA

rgba(166, 185, 177, 1)

HSL

hsl(155, 12%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(155, 12%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(155, 10%, 73%)

LAB

lab(73.53% -8.09 1.83)

LCH

lch(73.53% 8.29 167.25)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7688 -0.0233 0.0047)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7688 0.0238 168.6)

XYZ

xyz(41.01, 45.98, 48.30)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 27%)

CSS

color: #a6b9b1;

CSS variable

--color-a6b9b1: #a6b9b1;

SCSS

$color-a6b9b1: #a6b9b1;

JavaScript

const color = "#a6b9b1";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a6b9b1";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a6b9b1" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a6b9b1", "rgb": { "r": 166, "g": 185, "b": 177 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7688 0.0238 168.6)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a6b9b1-1: #a6b9b1;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Very different · ΔE 10.85 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 10.08 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-200

Very different · ΔE 8.44 · #B0BEC5

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.54 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e9faf3 100dcece5 200c8d9d2 300b1c2bb 40094a79f 500798b83 60065746e 7004f5d57 8003a4742 90025322d 950111e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f9f9 f0f3f2 e9eeec e1e8e5 dae2df d3dcd8 cbd6d2 c4d0cb bccbc5 b5c5be adbfb8 a6b9b1 98aaa2 8a9a94 7d8b85 6f7b76 616c67 535d59 454d4a 373e3b 2a2e2c 1c1f1d 0e0f0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f9f9 f0f3f2 e9eeec e1e8e5 dae2df d3dcd8 cbd6d2 c4d0cb bccbc5 b5c5be adbfb8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

98aaa2 8a9a94 7d8b85 6f7b76 616c67 535d59 454d4a 373e3b 2a2e2c 1c1f1d 0e0f0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a3b4ad a0b0a9 9daba5 99a6a1 96a19d 939d99 909894 8d9390 8a8e8c 868a88 838584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A6B9B1Stop 1 #B9A6AEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A6B9A8Stop 1 #A6B9B1Stop 2 #A6B8B9Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A6B9B1Stop 1 #B2A6B9Stop 2 #B9B2A6Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A6B9B1Stop 1 #B9A6B8Stop 2 #B9A8A6Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2D3934Stop 1 #4F645BStop 2 #708F82Stop 3 #9BB0A8Stop 4 #C6D2CDStop 5

Using this color

Where #a6b9b1 works

#A6B9B1 (#a6b9b1) sits in the teal family at about 155° hue, 12% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.06:1 on white and 10.2:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a6b9b1 as small body text on white — 2.06:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Concrete#95A5A6 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Silver#BDC3C7 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Teal 100#B2DFDB Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9