What color is #A6AFC9?

#A6AFC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AFC9?

The RGB value is 166, 175, 201: 166 red, 175 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AFC9?

The complementary color is #C9C0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AFC9 color

#A6AFC9 rgb(166, 175, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6AFC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.6% green and 78.8% blue (166, 175, 201).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#A6AFC9 color codes

HEX	`#A6AFC9`
RGB	`rgb(166, 175, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.54, 2.27, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.54, 14.43, 279.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.596, 42.983, 61.352)`
Decimal	`10923977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AFC9, 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 #A6AFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #A6AFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6afc9; }
.text { color: #a6afc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6afc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 175 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6afc9, #aea6c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6AFC9?: #A6AFC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AFC9?: The RGB value is 166, 175, 201: 166 red, 175 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AFC9?: The complementary color is #C9C0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.