What color is #A6B1D0?

#A6B1D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B1D0?

The RGB value is 166, 177, 208: 166 red, 177 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B1D0?

The complementary color is #D0C5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B1D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B1D0 color

#A6B1D0 rgb(166, 177, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6B1D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 69.4% green and 81.6% blue (166, 177, 208).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 31% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#A6B1D0 color codes

HEX	`#A6B1D0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 177, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 69.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 31%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 2.74, -16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 17.17, 279.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.83, 44.104, 65.919)`
Decimal	`10924496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B1D0, 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 #A6B1D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B1D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #A6B1D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b1d0; }
.text { color: #a6b1d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b1d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 177 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b1d0, #b0a6d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6B1D0?: #A6B1D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B1D0?: The RGB value is 166, 177, 208: 166 red, 177 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B1D0?: The complementary color is #D0C5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B1D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.