What color is #A6BAB0?

#A6BAB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BAB0?

The RGB value is 166, 186, 176: 166 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BAB0?

The complementary color is #BAA6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BAB0 color

#A6BAB0 rgb(166, 186, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6BAB0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 72.9% green and 69% blue (166, 186, 176).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#A6BAB0 color codes

HEX	`#A6BAB0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 186, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 72.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.78, -8.81, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.78, 9.23, 162.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.12, 46.359, 47.848)`
Decimal	`10926768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BAB0, 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 #A6BAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #A6BAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bab0; }
.text { color: #a6bab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 186 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bab0, #a6baba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6BAB0?: #A6BAB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BAB0?: The RGB value is 166, 186, 176: 166 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BAB0?: The complementary color is #BAA6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.