What color is #A0C6FD?

#A0C6FD is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0C6FD?

The RGB value is 160, 198, 253: 160 red, 198 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0C6FD?

The complementary color is #FDD7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C6FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C6FD color

#A0C6FD rgb(160, 198, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0C6FD is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 77.6% green and 99.2% blue (160, 198, 253).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 96% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Night Snow (#AACCFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#A0C6FD color codes

HEX	`#A0C6FD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 198, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 77.6%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 96%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 37%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 22%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, 0.49, -31.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 31.08, 270.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.415, 54.951, 100.754)`
Decimal	`10536701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C6FD, 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 #A0C6FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C6FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #A0C6FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c6fd; }
.text { color: #a0c6fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c6fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 198 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c6fd, #a9a0fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0C6FD?: #A0C6FD is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0C6FD?: The RGB value is 160, 198, 253: 160 red, 198 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C6FD?: The complementary color is #FDD7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C6FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.