What color is #A6B4B6?

#A6B4B6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B4B6?

The RGB value is 166, 180, 182: 166 red, 180 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B4B6?

The complementary color is #B6A8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B4B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B4B6 color

#A6B4B6 rgb(166, 180, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6B4B6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 70.6% green and 71.4% blue (166, 180, 182).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#A6B4B6 color codes

HEX	`#A6B4B6`
RGB	`rgb(166, 180, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 70.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, -4.44, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 5.19, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.489, 44.126, 50.631)`
Decimal	`10925238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B4B6, 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 #A6B4B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B4B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #A6B4B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b4b6; }
.text { color: #a6b4b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b4b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 180 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b4b6, #a6acb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6B4B6?: #A6B4B6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B4B6?: The RGB value is 166, 180, 182: 166 red, 180 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B4B6?: The complementary color is #B6A8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B4B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.