What color is #A6AEAC?

#A6AEAC is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AEAC?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 172: 166 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AEAC?

The complementary color is #AEA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AEAC color

#A6AEAC rgb(166, 174, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AEAC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (166, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#A6AEAC color codes

HEX	`#A6AEAC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, -3.19, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 3.19, 179.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.307, 41.357, 44.986)`
Decimal	`10923692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AEAC, 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 #A6AEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #A6AEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aeac; }
.text { color: #a6aeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aeac, #a6acae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6AEAC?: #A6AEAC is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AEAC?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 172: 166 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AEAC?: The complementary color is #AEA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.