What color is #A6A1AD?

#A6A1AD is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A1AD?

The RGB value is 166, 161, 173: 166 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A1AD?

The complementary color is #A8ADA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A1AD color

#A6A1AD rgb(166, 161, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A1AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.1% green and 67.8% blue (166, 161, 173).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#A6A1AD color codes

HEX	`#A6A1AD`
RGB	`rgb(166, 161, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 63.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 4.1, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 6.91, 306.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.012, 36.614, 44.697)`
Decimal	`10920365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A1AD, 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 #A6A1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #A6A1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a1ad; }
.text { color: #a6a1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 161 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a1ad, #aca1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6A1AD?: #A6A1AD is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A1AD?: The RGB value is 166, 161, 173: 166 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A1AD?: The complementary color is #A8ADA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.