What color is #A6ADAB?

#A6ADAB 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 #A6ADAB?

The RGB value is 166, 173, 171: 166 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6ADAB?

The complementary color is #ADA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ADAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ADAB color

#A6ADAB rgb(166, 173, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6ADAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.8% green and 67.1% blue (166, 173, 171).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 4% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% 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 9.19:1).

#A6ADAB color codes

HEX	`#A6ADAB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 4%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 4%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -2.85, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 2.85, 176.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.019, 40.934, 44.418)`
Decimal	`10923435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ADAB, 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 #A6ADAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ADAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #A6ADAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6adab; }
.text { color: #a6adab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6adab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 173 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6adab, #a6acad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6ADAB?: #A6ADAB 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 #A6ADAB?: The RGB value is 166, 173, 171: 166 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ADAB?: The complementary color is #ADA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ADAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.