What color is #A6AEA0?

#A6AEA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AEA0?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 160: 166 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AEA0?

The complementary color is #A8A0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AEA0 color

#A6AEA0 rgb(166, 174, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AEA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (166, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#A6AEA0 color codes

HEX	`#A6AEA0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.12, -5.44, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.12, 8.26, 131.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.206, 40.917, 39.189)`
Decimal	`10923680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AEA0, 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 #A6AEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #A6AEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aea0; }
.text { color: #a6aea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aea0, #a0aea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6AEA0?: #A6AEA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AEA0?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 160: 166 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AEA0?: The complementary color is #A8A0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.