What color is #A6B2AE?

#A6B2AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B2AE?

The RGB value is 166, 178, 174: 166 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B2AE?

The complementary color is #B2A6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B2AE?

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.

#A6B2AE color

#A6B2AE rgb(166, 178, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6B2AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 69.8% green and 68.2% blue (166, 178, 174).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A6B2AE color codes

HEX	`#A6B2AE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 178, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 69.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.56, -4.95, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.56, 4.99, 173.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.285, 43.003, 46.267)`
Decimal	`10924718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B2AE, 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 #A6B2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B2AE 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 #A6B2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b2ae; }
.text { color: #a6b2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 178 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b2ae, #a6b0b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6B2AE?: #A6B2AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B2AE?: The RGB value is 166, 178, 174: 166 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B2AE?: The complementary color is #B2A6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B2AE?: 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.