What color is #A6B7CE?

#A6B7CE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B7CE?

The RGB value is 166, 183, 206: 166 red, 183 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B7CE?

The complementary color is #CEBDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B7CE color

#A6B7CE rgb(166, 183, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6B7CE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 71.8% green and 80.8% blue (166, 183, 206).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#A6B7CE color codes

HEX	`#A6B7CE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 183, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 71.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, -0.97, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 13.6, 265.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.797, 46.429, 65.035)`
Decimal	`10926030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B7CE, 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 #A6B7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #A6B7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b7ce; }
.text { color: #a6b7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 183 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b7ce, #a9a6ce); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6B7CE?: #A6B7CE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B7CE?: The RGB value is 166, 183, 206: 166 red, 183 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B7CE?: The complementary color is #CEBDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.