What color is #A6CEE6?

#A6CEE6 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Mr Freeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6CEE6?

The RGB value is 166, 206, 230: 166 red, 206 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6CEE6?

The complementary color is #E6BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6CEE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6CEE6 color

#A6CEE6 rgb(166, 206, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6CEE6 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 80.8% green and 90.2% blue (166, 206, 230).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 56% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mr Freeze (#ABD4EC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#A6CEE6 color codes

HEX	`#A6CEE6`
RGB	`rgb(166, 206, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 80.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 56%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.72, -7.75, -16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.72, 17.92, 244.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.076, 57.961, 83.291)`
Decimal	`10931942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6CEE6, 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 #A6CEE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6CEE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #A6CEE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6cee6; }
.text { color: #a6cee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6cee6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 206 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6cee6, #a6aee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6CEE6?: #A6CEE6 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Mr Freeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6CEE6?: The RGB value is 166, 206, 230: 166 red, 206 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6CEE6?: The complementary color is #E6BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6CEE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.