What color is #A6ACAA?

#A6ACAA is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6ACAA?

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

What is the complementary color of #A6ACAA?

The complementary color is #ACA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ACAA color

#A6ACAA rgb(166, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6ACAA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A6ACAA color codes

HEX	`#A6ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, -2.5, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 2.51, 173.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.733, 40.514, 43.855)`
Decimal	`10923178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ACAA, 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 #A6ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A6ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6acaa; }
.text { color: #a6acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6acaa, #a6abac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6ACAA?: #A6ACAA is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6ACAA?: The RGB value is 166, 172, 170: 166 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ACAA?: The complementary color is #ACA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.