What color is #A0C6C6?

#A0C6C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C6C6?

The RGB value is 160, 198, 198: 160 red, 198 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C6C6?

The complementary color is #C6A0A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C6C6 color

#A0C6C6 rgb(160, 198, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A0C6C6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 77.6% green and 77.6% blue (160, 198, 198).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#A0C6C6 color codes

HEX	`#A0C6C6`
RGB	`rgb(160, 198, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 77.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, -12.56, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 13.23, 198.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.881, 51.937, 61.075)`
Decimal	`10536646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C6C6, 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 #A0C6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #A0C6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c6c6; }
.text { color: #a0c6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 198 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c6c6, #a0b3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0C6C6?: #A0C6C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C6C6?: The RGB value is 160, 198, 198: 160 red, 198 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C6C6?: The complementary color is #C6A0A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.