What color is #A0C6D4?

#A0C6D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C6D4?

The RGB value is 160, 198, 212: 160 red, 198 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C6D4?

The complementary color is #D4AEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C6D4 color

#A0C6D4 rgb(160, 198, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0C6D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 77.6% green and 83.1% blue (160, 198, 212).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 38% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#A0C6D4 color codes

HEX	`#A0C6D4`
RGB	`rgb(160, 198, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 77.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 38%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 25%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, -9.47, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 14.61, 229.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.571, 52.613, 69.976)`
Decimal	`10536660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C6D4, 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 #A0C6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #A0C6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c6d4; }
.text { color: #a0c6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 198 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c6d4, #a0acd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0C6D4?: #A0C6D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C6D4?: The RGB value is 160, 198, 212: 160 red, 198 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C6D4?: The complementary color is #D4AEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.