What color is #A6A4AE?

#A6A4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A4AE?

The RGB value is 166, 164, 174: 166 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A4AE?

The complementary color is #ACAEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A4AE color

#A6A4AE rgb(166, 164, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A4AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 64.3% green and 68.2% blue (166, 164, 174).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A6A4AE color codes

HEX	`#A6A4AE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 164, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 64.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.81, 2.65, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.81, 5.57, 298.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.64, 37.714, 45.385)`
Decimal	`10921134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A4AE, 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 #A6A4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #A6A4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a4ae; }
.text { color: #a6a4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 164 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a4ae, #aba4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6A4AE?: #A6A4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A4AE?: The RGB value is 166, 164, 174: 166 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A4AE?: The complementary color is #ACAEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.