What color is #A6ACC5?

#A6ACC5 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 #A6ACC5?

The RGB value is 166, 172, 197: 166 red, 172 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6ACC5?

The complementary color is #C5BFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ACC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ACC5 color

#A6ACC5 rgb(166, 172, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6ACC5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.5% green and 77.3% blue (166, 172, 197).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#A6ACC5 color codes

HEX	`#A6ACC5`
RGB	`rgb(166, 172, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.62, 3.04, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.62, 13.78, 282.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.554, 41.643, 58.714)`
Decimal	`10923205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ACC5, 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 #A6ACC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ACC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #A6ACC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6acc5; }
.text { color: #a6acc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6acc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 172 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6acc5, #b0a6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6ACC5?: #A6ACC5 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 #A6ACC5?: The RGB value is 166, 172, 197: 166 red, 172 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ACC5?: The complementary color is #C5BFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ACC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.