#A6A09B Color

#A6A09B is rgb(166, 160, 155) in RGB, hsl(27, 6%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Quick Silver (#A6A6A6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6A09B

HEX#A6A09B

RGBrgb(166, 160, 155)

HSLhsl(27, 6%, 63%)

HSVhsv(27, 7%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.01 62.5)

LABlab(66.27% 1.57 3.43)

LCHlch(66.27% 3.77 65.39)

What #A6A09B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A6A09B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 4.2 Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 4.8 Spanish Gray#989898ΔE 5.09 Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 5.56 Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 6.25 Metallic Silver#A8A9ADΔE 6.51

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#A6A09B Channel Values

How #A6A09B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 166 · G 160 · B 155	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 27° · S 6% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 27° · S 7% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 4% · Y 7% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.59:1 vs white · 8.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6A09B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A6A09B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6A09B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A6A09B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #A6A09B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A6A09B

Protanopia#A1A19B

Protanomaly#A3A19B

Deuteranopia#A2A29B

Deuteranomaly#A4A19B

Tritanopia#A79F9F

Tritanomaly#A6A09E

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #A6A09B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a6a09b: #A6A09B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6A09B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6a09b': '#A6A09B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.627, blue: 0.608)

Android XML<color name="color_a6a09b">#A6A09B</color>

SVG fillfill="#A6A09B"

More Gray Colors

#A6A09B sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a6a6a6 a3a3a3 a8a9ad a1a1a1 a9a9a9 9f9fa9 a9a9b0 9c9c9c a9acb6 999999 aaa9ad 989898 b0b0b0 bfc1c2 d3d3d8 292524 3b3c36 454545 52525c 616161 71717b 7a7a7a 878681 8f9695

#A6A09B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6A09B?

#A6A09B is a light gray — rgb(166, 160, 155) in RGB and hsl(27, 6%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Quick Silver (#A6A6A6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #A6A09B?

#A6A09B is rgb(166, 160, 155) — red 166, green 160, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6A09B?

#A6A09B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6A09B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6A09B scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6A09B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6A09B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 4.8, which is very hard to tell apart.

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