What color is #A0C6DA?

#A0C6DA 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 #A0C6DA?

The RGB value is 160, 198, 218: 160 red, 198 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C6DA?

The complementary color is #DAB4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C6DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C6DA color

#A0C6DA rgb(160, 198, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0C6DA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 77.6% green and 85.5% blue (160, 198, 218).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#A0C6DA color codes

HEX	`#A0C6DA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 198, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 77.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -8.09, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 16.25, 240.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.342, 52.922, 74.037)`
Decimal	`10536666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C6DA, 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 #A0C6DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C6DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #A0C6DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c6da; }
.text { color: #a0c6da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c6da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 198 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c6da, #a0a9da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0C6DA?: #A0C6DA 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 #A0C6DA?: The RGB value is 160, 198, 218: 160 red, 198 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C6DA?: The complementary color is #DAB4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C6DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.