What color is #A6A2BB?

#A6A2BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A2BB?

The RGB value is 166, 162, 187: 166 red, 162 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A2BB?

The complementary color is #B7BBA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A2BB color

#A6A2BB rgb(166, 162, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6A2BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.5% green and 73.3% blue (166, 162, 187).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#A6A2BB color codes

HEX	`#A6A2BB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 162, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 63.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, 6.42, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 13.9, 297.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.614, 37.535, 52.267)`
Decimal	`10920635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A2BB, 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 #A6A2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #A6A2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a2bb; }
.text { color: #a6a2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 162 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a2bb, #b3a2bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6A2BB?: #A6A2BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A2BB?: The RGB value is 166, 162, 187: 166 red, 162 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A2BB?: The complementary color is #B7BBA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.