What color is #A6ABBB?

#A6ABBB 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 #A6ABBB?

The RGB value is 166, 171, 187: 166 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6ABBB?

The complementary color is #BBB6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ABBB color

#A6ABBB rgb(166, 171, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6ABBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (166, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#A6ABBB color codes

HEX	`#A6ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, 1.45, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 8.9, 279.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.257, 40.82, 52.815)`
Decimal	`10922939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ABBB, 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 #A6ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #A6ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6abbb; }
.text { color: #a6abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6abbb, #aca6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6ABBB?: #A6ABBB 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 #A6ABBB?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 187: 166 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ABBB?: The complementary color is #BBB6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.