What color is #A0C6FF?

#A0C6FF 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 #A0C6FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #A0C6FF?

The complementary color is #FFD9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0C6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0C6FF color

#A0C6FF rgb(160, 198, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0C6FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 77.6% green and 100% blue (160, 198, 255).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% 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 12.02:1).

#A0C6FF color codes

HEX	`#A0C6FF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 198, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 77.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.09, 1, -32.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.09, 32.05, 271.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.736, 55.079, 102.441)`
Decimal	`10536703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0C6FF, 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 #A0C6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0C6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #A0C6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0c6ff; }
.text { color: #a0c6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0c6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 198 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0c6ff, #a9a0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0C6FF?: #A0C6FF 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 #A0C6FF?: The RGB value is 160, 198, 255: 160 red, 198 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0C6FF?: The complementary color is #FFD9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0C6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.