What color is #A6C0D2?

#A6C0D2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C0D2?

The RGB value is 166, 192, 210: 166 red, 192 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C0D2?

The complementary color is #D2B8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C0D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C0D2 color

#A6C0D2 rgb(166, 192, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6C0D2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 75.3% green and 82.4% blue (166, 192, 210).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#A6C0D2 color codes

HEX	`#A6C0D2`
RGB	`rgb(166, 192, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 75.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.35, -4.91, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.35, 12.92, 247.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.205, 50.458, 68.265)`
Decimal	`10928338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C0D2, 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 #A6C0D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C0D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #A6C0D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c0d2; }
.text { color: #a6c0d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c0d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 192 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c0d2, #a6aad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6C0D2?: #A6C0D2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C0D2?: The RGB value is 166, 192, 210: 166 red, 192 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C0D2?: The complementary color is #D2B8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C0D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.