All About Color #A6A1AA

#A6A1AA

About #A6A1AA

#A6A1AA is a light gray color with the hex code #A6A1AA. In RGB it is red 166, green 161, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 5%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 2%, 5%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.53:1 on white and 8.30:1 on black.

#A6A1AA Color Conversion

Hex tripletA6, A1, AA
CMYK2.35%, 5.29%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal166, 161, 170
HSL273°, 5%, 65%
RGB Octal246, 241, 252
HSV (HSB)273.33°, 5.29%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10100110, 10100001, 10101010
CIE-L*AB66.90, 3.52, -4.02
RGB Percent65.10%, 63.14%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH66.90, 5.35, 311.18
XYZ35.73, 36.50, 43.19
CIE-L*UV66.90, 2.31, -6.49
xyY0.31, 0.32, 36.50
Hunter-Lab60.41, -0.17, -0.10
RYB65.10%, 63.14%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A6A1AA on a dark background: contrast 8.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A6A1AA on a light background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A6A1AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A6A1AA · #D4D1D6 · #78727E · #A5AAA1 · #D3D6D1

Analogous palette

#A1A5AA · #A2A1AA · #A6A1AA · #AAA1AA · #AAA1A5

Triadic palette

#A6A1AA · #AAA6A1 · #A1AAA6 · #D4D1D6 · #D6D4D1

Tetradic palette

#A6A1AA · #AAA2A1 · #A5AAA1 · #A1AAAA · #78727E

Monochromatic palette

#5A555E · #807986 · #A6A1AA · #CCC9CF · #F2F2F3

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