What color is #A6BCBA?

#A6BCBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BCBA?

The RGB value is 166, 188, 186: 166 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BCBA?

The complementary color is #BCA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BCBA color

#A6BCBA rgb(166, 188, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6BCBA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (166, 188, 186).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#A6BCBA color codes

HEX	`#A6BCBA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 188, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 73.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, -7.89, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 8.04, 191.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.57, 47.618, 53.393)`
Decimal	`10927290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BCBA, 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 #A6BCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #A6BCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bcba; }
.text { color: #a6bcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 188 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bcba, #a6b3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6BCBA?: #A6BCBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BCBA?: The RGB value is 166, 188, 186: 166 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BCBA?: The complementary color is #BCA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.