What color is #A4B6C0?

#A4B6C0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B6C0?

The RGB value is 164, 182, 192: 164 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B6C0?

The complementary color is #C0AEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B6C0 color

#A4B6C0 rgb(164, 182, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B6C0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 71.4% green and 75.3% blue (164, 182, 192).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#A4B6C0 color codes

HEX	`#A4B6C0`
RGB	`rgb(164, 182, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 71.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, -4.12, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 8.27, 240.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.55, 45.153, 56.385)`
Decimal	`10794688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B6C0, 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 #A4B6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #A4B6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b6c0; }
.text { color: #a4b6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 182 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b6c0, #a4a8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4B6C0?: #A4B6C0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B6C0?: The RGB value is 164, 182, 192: 164 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B6C0?: The complementary color is #C0AEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.