What color is #A6B7AB?

#A6B7AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B7AB?

The RGB value is 166, 183, 171: 166 red, 183 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B7AB?

The complementary color is #B7A6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B7AB color

#A6B7AB rgb(166, 183, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6B7AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 71.8% green and 67.1% blue (166, 183, 171).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#A6B7AB color codes

HEX	`#A6B7AB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 183, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 71.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, -8.19, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 9.16, 153.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.009, 44.914, 45.082)`
Decimal	`10925995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B7AB, 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 #A6B7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #A6B7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b7ab; }
.text { color: #a6b7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 183 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b7ab, #a6b7b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6B7AB?: #A6B7AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B7AB?: The RGB value is 166, 183, 171: 166 red, 183 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B7AB?: The complementary color is #B7A6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.