What color is #A6C9C4?

#A6C9C4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C9C4?

The RGB value is 166, 201, 196: 166 red, 201 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C9C4?

The complementary color is #C9A6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C9C4 color

#A6C9C4 rgb(166, 201, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6C9C4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 78.8% green and 76.9% blue (166, 201, 196).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#A6C9C4 color codes

HEX	`#A6C9C4`
RGB	`rgb(166, 201, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 78.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.38, -12.63, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.38, 12.71, 186.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.574, 53.864, 60.157)`
Decimal	`10930628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C9C4, 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 #A6C9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #A6C9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c9c4; }
.text { color: #a6c9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 201 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c9c4, #a6bcc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6C9C4?: #A6C9C4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C9C4?: The RGB value is 166, 201, 196: 166 red, 201 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C9C4?: The complementary color is #C9A6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.