What color is #A6AFA0?

#A6AFA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AFA0?

The RGB value is 166, 175, 160: 166 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AFA0?

The complementary color is #A9A0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AFA0 color

#A6AFA0 rgb(166, 175, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6AFA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.6% green and 62.7% blue (166, 175, 160).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#A6AFA0 color codes

HEX	`#A6AFA0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 175, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, -5.97, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 8.9, 132.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.4, 41.305, 39.253)`
Decimal	`10923936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AFA0, 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 #A6AFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #A6AFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6afa0; }
.text { color: #a6afa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6afa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 175 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6afa0, #a0afa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6AFA0?: #A6AFA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AFA0?: The RGB value is 166, 175, 160: 166 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AFA0?: The complementary color is #A9A0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.