What color is #A6AAAF?

#A6AAAF is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AAAF?

The RGB value is 166, 170, 175: 166 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AAAF?

The complementary color is #AFABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AAAF color

#A6AAAF rgb(166, 170, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AAAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.7% green and 68.6% blue (166, 170, 175).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#A6AAAF color codes

HEX	`#A6AAAF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, -0.44, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 3.09, 261.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.837, 39.951, 46.267)`
Decimal	`10922671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AAAF, 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 #A6AAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #A6AAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aaaf; }
.text { color: #a6aaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 170 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aaaf, #a7a6af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6AAAF?: #A6AAAF is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AAAF?: The RGB value is 166, 170, 175: 166 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AAAF?: The complementary color is #AFABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.