What color is #A6C4D7?

#A6C4D7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C4D7?

The RGB value is 166, 196, 215: 166 red, 196 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C4D7?

The complementary color is #D7B9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C4D7 color

#A6C4D7 rgb(166, 196, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6C4D7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 76.9% green and 84.3% blue (166, 196, 215).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#A6C4D7 color codes

HEX	`#A6C4D7`
RGB	`rgb(166, 196, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 76.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -5.92, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 14.12, 245.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.728, 52.492, 71.894)`
Decimal	`10929367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C4D7, 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 #A6C4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #A6C4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c4d7; }
.text { color: #a6c4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 196 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c4d7, #a6acd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6C4D7?: #A6C4D7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C4D7?: The RGB value is 166, 196, 215: 166 red, 196 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C4D7?: The complementary color is #D7B9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.