What color is #A6BDBB?

#A6BDBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BDBB?

The RGB value is 166, 189, 187: 166 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BDBB?

The complementary color is #BDA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BDBB color

#A6BDBB rgb(166, 189, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6BDBB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 74.1% green and 73.3% blue (166, 189, 187).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#A6BDBB color codes

HEX	`#A6BDBB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 189, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 74.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -8.22, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 8.38, 191.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.891, 48.089, 54.026)`
Decimal	`10927547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BDBB, 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 #A6BDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #A6BDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bdbb; }
.text { color: #a6bdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 189 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bdbb, #a6b3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6BDBB?: #A6BDBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BDBB?: The RGB value is 166, 189, 187: 166 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BDBB?: The complementary color is #BDA6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.