What color is #A6C9E0?

#A6C9E0 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 #A6C9E0?

The RGB value is 166, 201, 224: 166 red, 201 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C9E0?

The complementary color is #E0BDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C9E0 color

#A6C9E0 rgb(166, 201, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6C9E0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 78.8% green and 87.8% blue (166, 201, 224).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#A6C9E0 color codes

HEX	`#A6C9E0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 201, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 78.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.19, -6.51, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.19, 16.57, 246.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.063, 55.26, 78.535)`
Decimal	`10930656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C9E0, 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 #A6C9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #A6C9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c9e0; }
.text { color: #a6c9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 201 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c9e0, #a6ace0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6C9E0?: #A6C9E0 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 #A6C9E0?: The RGB value is 166, 201, 224: 166 red, 201 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C9E0?: The complementary color is #E0BDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.