What color is #A6CEC8?

#A6CEC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6CEC8?

The RGB value is 166, 206, 200: 166 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6CEC8?

The complementary color is #CEA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6CEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6CEC8 color

#A6CEC8 rgb(166, 206, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6CEC8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 80.8% green and 78.4% blue (166, 206, 200).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#A6CEC8 color codes

HEX	`#A6CEC8`
RGB	`rgb(166, 206, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 80.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.85, -14.37, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.85, 14.44, 185.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.22, 56.418, 62.982)`
Decimal	`10931912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6CEC8, 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 #A6CEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6CEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #A6CEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6cec8; }
.text { color: #a6cec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6cec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 206 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6cec8, #a6c0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6CEC8?: #A6CEC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6CEC8?: The RGB value is 166, 206, 200: 166 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6CEC8?: The complementary color is #CEA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6CEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.