What color is #A6AEBF?

#A6AEBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AEBF?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 191: 166 red, 174 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AEBF?

The complementary color is #BFB7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AEBF color

#A6AEBF rgb(166, 174, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AEBF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 74.9% blue (166, 174, 191).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#A6AEBF color codes

HEX	`#A6AEBF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, 0.66, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 9.64, 273.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.264, 42.14, 55.293)`
Decimal	`10923711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AEBF, 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 #A6AEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #A6AEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aebf; }
.text { color: #a6aebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aebf, #aaa6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6AEBF?: #A6AEBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AEBF?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 191: 166 red, 174 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AEBF?: The complementary color is #BFB7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.