What color is #A6A8B9?

#A6A8B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A8B9?

The RGB value is 166, 168, 185: 166 red, 168 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A8B9?

The complementary color is #B9B7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A8B9 color

#A6A8B9 rgb(166, 168, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A8B9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 65.9% green and 72.5% blue (166, 168, 185).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#A6A8B9 color codes

HEX	`#A6A8B9`
RGB	`rgb(166, 168, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 65.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, 2.68, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 9.34, 286.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.484, 39.615, 51.508)`
Decimal	`10922169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A8B9, 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 #A6A8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #A6A8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a8b9; }
.text { color: #a6a8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 168 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a8b9, #aea6b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6A8B9?: #A6A8B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A8B9?: The RGB value is 166, 168, 185: 166 red, 168 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A8B9?: The complementary color is #B9B7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.