What color is #A6A7C3?

#A6A7C3 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 #A6A7C3?

The RGB value is 166, 167, 195: 166 red, 167 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A7C3?

The complementary color is #C3C2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A7C3 color

#A6A7C3 rgb(166, 167, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6A7C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 65.5% green and 76.5% blue (166, 167, 195).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#A6A7C3 color codes

HEX	`#A6A7C3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 167, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 65.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.24, 5.36, -14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.24, 15.37, 290.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.393, 39.684, 57.204)`
Decimal	`10921923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A7C3, 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 #A6A7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #A6A7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a7c3; }
.text { color: #a6a7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 167 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a7c3, #b3a6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6A7C3?: #A6A7C3 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 #A6A7C3?: The RGB value is 166, 167, 195: 166 red, 167 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A7C3?: The complementary color is #C3C2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.