What color is #A6AAAC?

#A6AAAC 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 #A6AAAC?

The RGB value is 166, 170, 172: 166 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AAAC?

The complementary color is #ACA8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AAAC color

#A6AAAC rgb(166, 170, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AAAC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (166, 170, 172).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#A6AAAC color codes

HEX	`#A6AAAC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 170, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -1.03, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 1.84, 235.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.546, 39.835, 44.733)`
Decimal	`10922668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AAAC, 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 #A6AAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #A6AAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aaac; }
.text { color: #a6aaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 170 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aaac, #a6a7ac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6AAAC?: #A6AAAC 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 #A6AAAC?: The RGB value is 166, 170, 172: 166 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AAAC?: The complementary color is #ACA8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.