What color is #A4C6C5?

#A4C6C5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C6C5?

The RGB value is 164, 198, 197: 164 red, 198 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C6C5?

The complementary color is #C6A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C6C5 color

#A4C6C5 rgb(164, 198, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4C6C5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 77.6% green and 77.3% blue (164, 198, 197).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#A4C6C5 color codes

HEX	`#A4C6C5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 198, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 77.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -11.51, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 11.97, 195.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.579, 52.311, 60.508)`
Decimal	`10798789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C6C5, 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 #A4C6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #A4C6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c6c5; }
.text { color: #a4c6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 198 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c6c5, #a4b6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4C6C5?: #A4C6C5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C6C5?: The RGB value is 164, 198, 197: 164 red, 198 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C6C5?: The complementary color is #C6A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.