What color is #A6ABC3?

#A6ABC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6ABC3?

The RGB value is 166, 171, 195: 166 red, 171 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6ABC3?

The complementary color is #C3BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ABC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ABC3 color

#A6ABC3 rgb(166, 171, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6ABC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.1% green and 76.5% blue (166, 171, 195).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#A6ABC3 color codes

HEX	`#A6ABC3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, 3.15, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 13.21, 283.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.137, 41.172, 57.452)`
Decimal	`10922947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ABC3, 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 #A6ABC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ABC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #A6ABC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6abc3; }
.text { color: #a6abc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6abc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6abc3, #b0a6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6ABC3?: #A6ABC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6ABC3?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 195: 166 red, 171 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ABC3?: The complementary color is #C3BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ABC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.