What color is #A6C6CD?

#A6C6CD 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 #A6C6CD?

The RGB value is 166, 198, 205: 166 red, 198 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C6CD?

The complementary color is #CDADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C6CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C6CD color

#A6C6CD rgb(166, 198, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6C6CD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 77.6% green and 80.4% blue (166, 198, 205).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 28% 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 11.58:1).

#A6C6CD color codes

HEX	`#A6C6CD`
RGB	`rgb(166, 198, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 77.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.82, -9.17, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.82, 11.58, 217.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.936, 52.901, 65.484)`
Decimal	`10929869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C6CD, 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 #A6C6CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C6CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #A6C6CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c6cd; }
.text { color: #a6c6cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c6cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 198 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c6cd, #a6b3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6C6CD?: #A6C6CD 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 #A6C6CD?: The RGB value is 166, 198, 205: 166 red, 198 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C6CD?: The complementary color is #CDADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C6CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.