What color is #A6A3BA?

#A6A3BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A3BA?

The RGB value is 166, 163, 186: 166 red, 163 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A3BA?

The complementary color is #B7BAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A3BA color

#A6A3BA rgb(166, 163, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A3BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.9% green and 72.9% blue (166, 163, 186).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 8.57:1).

#A6A3BA color codes

HEX	`#A6A3BA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 163, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 63.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, 5.65, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 12.75, 296.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.684, 37.846, 51.765)`
Decimal	`10920890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A3BA, 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 #A6A3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #A6A3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a3ba; }
.text { color: #a6a3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 163 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a3ba, #b2a3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6A3BA?: #A6A3BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A3BA?: The RGB value is 166, 163, 186: 166 red, 163 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A3BA?: The complementary color is #B7BAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.