What color is #A6BBE0?

#A6BBE0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BBE0?

The RGB value is 166, 187, 224: 166 red, 187 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BBE0?

The complementary color is #E0CBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BBE0 color

#A6BBE0 rgb(166, 187, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6BBE0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 73.3% green and 87.8% blue (166, 187, 224).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#A6BBE0 color codes

HEX	`#A6BBE0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 187, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 73.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, 0.98, -20.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 20.89, 272.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.947, 49.028, 77.496)`
Decimal	`10927072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BBE0, 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 #A6BBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #A6BBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bbe0; }
.text { color: #a6bbe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bbe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 187 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bbe0, #aea6e0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6BBE0?: #A6BBE0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BBE0?: The RGB value is 166, 187, 224: 166 red, 187 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BBE0?: The complementary color is #E0CBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.