What color is #A6BEB3?

#A6BEB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BEB3?

The RGB value is 166, 190, 179: 166 red, 190 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BEB3?

The complementary color is #BEA6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BEB3 color

#A6BEB3 rgb(166, 190, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6BEB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 74.5% green and 70.2% blue (166, 190, 179).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#A6BEB3 color codes

HEX	`#A6BEB3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 190, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 74.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, -10.33, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 10.7, 164.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.274, 48.188, 49.713)`
Decimal	`10927795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BEB3, 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 #A6BEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #A6BEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6beb3; }
.text { color: #a6beb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6beb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 190 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6beb3, #a6bdbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6BEB3?: #A6BEB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BEB3?: The RGB value is 166, 190, 179: 166 red, 190 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BEB3?: The complementary color is #BEA6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.