What color is #A6A0B6?

#A6A0B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A0B6?

The RGB value is 166, 160, 182: 166 red, 160 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A0B6?

The complementary color is #B0B6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A0B6 color

#A6A0B6 rgb(166, 160, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A0B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.7% green and 71.4% blue (166, 160, 182).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#A6A0B6 color codes

HEX	`#A6A0B6`
RGB	`rgb(166, 160, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, 6.48, -10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 12.4, 301.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.739, 36.626, 49.381)`
Decimal	`10920118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A0B6, 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 #A6A0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #A6A0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a0b6; }
.text { color: #a6a0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 160 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a0b6, #b1a0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6A0B6?: #A6A0B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A0B6?: The RGB value is 166, 160, 182: 166 red, 160 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A0B6?: The complementary color is #B0B6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.