What color is #A6C1C0?

#A6C1C0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C1C0?

The RGB value is 166, 193, 192: 166 red, 193 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C1C0?

The complementary color is #C1A6A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C1C0 color

#A6C1C0 rgb(166, 193, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6C1C0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 75.7% green and 75.3% blue (166, 193, 192).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#A6C1C0 color codes

HEX	`#A6C1C0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 193, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 75.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.1, -9.3, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.1, 9.65, 195.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.308, 50.052, 57.185)`
Decimal	`10928576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C1C0, 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 #A6C1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #A6C1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c1c0; }
.text { color: #a6c1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 193 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c1c0, #a6b4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6C1C0?: #A6C1C0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C1C0?: The RGB value is 166, 193, 192: 166 red, 193 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C1C0?: The complementary color is #C1A6A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.