What color is #A6E7FF?

#A6E7FF is a very light, vivid azure known as Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fresh Air?

The RGB value is 166, 231, 255: 166 red, 231 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fresh Air?

The complementary color is #FFBEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6E7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fresh Air color: hex code #A6E7FF

#A6E7FF rgb(166, 231, 255)

Shades of blue

Fresh Air has the hex code #A6E7FF. It is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 90.6% green and 100% blue (166, 231, 255).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

Fresh Air (#A6E7FF) color codes

HEX	`#A6E7FF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 231, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 90.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.2, -14.69, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.2, 23.33, 230.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.346, 72.475, 105.292)`
Decimal	`10938367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fresh Air, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6E7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6E7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6E7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6e7ff; }
.text { color: #a6e7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6e7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 231 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6e7ff, #a6bbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

See #A6E7FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A6E7FF?: #A6E7FF is a very light, vivid azure known as Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fresh Air?: The RGB value is 166, 231, 255: 166 red, 231 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fresh Air?: The complementary color is #FFBEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6E7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.