What color is #A6C5CC?

#A6C5CC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C5CC?

The RGB value is 166, 197, 204: 166 red, 197 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C5CC?

The complementary color is #CCADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C5CC color

#A6C5CC rgb(166, 197, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6C5CC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 77.3% green and 80% blue (166, 197, 204).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#A6C5CC color codes

HEX	`#A6C5CC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 197, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 77.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, -8.87, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 11.28, 218.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.588, 52.398, 64.774)`
Decimal	`10929612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C5CC, 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 #A6C5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #A6C5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c5cc; }
.text { color: #a6c5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 197 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c5cc, #a6b2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6C5CC?: #A6C5CC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C5CC?: The RGB value is 166, 197, 204: 166 red, 197 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C5CC?: The complementary color is #CCADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.