What color is #A6A0BC?

#A6A0BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A0BC?

The RGB value is 166, 160, 188: 166 red, 160 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A0BC?

The complementary color is #B6BCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A0BC color

#A6A0BC rgb(166, 160, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6A0BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.7% green and 73.7% blue (166, 160, 188).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#A6A0BC color codes

HEX	`#A6A0BC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 160, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, 7.74, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 15.67, 299.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.372, 36.879, 52.717)`
Decimal	`10920124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A0BC, 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 #A6A0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #A6A0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a0bc; }
.text { color: #a6a0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 160 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a0bc, #b4a0bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6A0BC?: #A6A0BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A0BC?: The RGB value is 166, 160, 188: 166 red, 160 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A0BC?: The complementary color is #B6BCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.