What color is #A6A8A7?

#A6A8A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A8A7?

The RGB value is 166, 168, 167: 166 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A8A7?

The complementary color is #A8A6A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A8A7 color

#A6A8A7 rgb(166, 168, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A8A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 65.9% green and 65.5% blue (166, 168, 167).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#A6A8A7 color codes

HEX	`#A6A8A7`
RGB	`rgb(166, 168, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 65.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 1%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, -0.9, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 0.94, 163.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.702, 38.902, 42.127)`
Decimal	`10922151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A8A7, 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 #A6A8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #A6A8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a8a7; }
.text { color: #a6a8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 168 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a8a7, #a6a8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6A8A7?: #A6A8A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A8A7?: The RGB value is 166, 168, 167: 166 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A8A7?: The complementary color is #A8A6A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.