What color is #A6AB9B?

#A6AB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green known as Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moorland?

The RGB value is 166, 171, 155: 166 red, 171 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moorland?

The complementary color is #A09BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AB9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moorland color: hex code #A6AB9B

#A6AB9B rgb(166, 171, 155)

Shades of gray

Moorland has the hex code #A6AB9B. It is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.1% green and 60.8% blue (166, 171, 155).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

Moorland (#A6AB9B) color codes

HEX	`#A6AB9B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, -4.72, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 8.97, 121.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.204, 39.599, 36.74)`
Decimal	`10922907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moorland, 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 #A6AB9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AB9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #A6AB9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ab9b; }
.text { color: #a6ab9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ab9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ab9b, #9eab9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #A6AB9B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A6AB9B?: #A6AB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green known as Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moorland?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 155: 166 red, 171 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moorland?: The complementary color is #A09BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AB9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.