What color is #A6AEA2?

#A6AEA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AEA2?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 162: 166 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AEA2?

The complementary color is #AAA2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AEA2 color

#A6AEA2 rgb(166, 174, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AEA2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 63.5% blue (166, 174, 162).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#A6AEA2 color codes

HEX	`#A6AEA2`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.17, -5.07, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.17, 7.25, 134.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.382, 40.988, 40.117)`
Decimal	`10923682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AEA2, 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 #A6AEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #A6AEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aea2; }
.text { color: #a6aea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aea2, #a2aea4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6AEA2?: #A6AEA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AEA2?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 162: 166 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AEA2?: The complementary color is #AAA2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.