What color is #A4C6D6?

#A4C6D6 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 #A4C6D6?

The RGB value is 164, 198, 214: 164 red, 198 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C6D6?

The complementary color is #D6B4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C6D6 color

#A4C6D6 rgb(164, 198, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A4C6D6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 77.6% green and 83.9% blue (164, 198, 214).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 38% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#A4C6D6 color codes

HEX	`#A4C6D6`
RGB	`rgb(164, 198, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 77.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 38%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.95, -7.81, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.95, 14.09, 236.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.638, 53.134, 71.351)`
Decimal	`10798806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C6D6, 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 #A4C6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #A4C6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c6d6; }
.text { color: #a4c6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 198 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c6d6, #a4add6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4C6D6?: #A4C6D6 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 #A4C6D6?: The RGB value is 164, 198, 214: 164 red, 198 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C6D6?: The complementary color is #D6B4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.