What color is #A6D4D0?

#A6D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6D4D0?

The RGB value is 166, 212, 208: 166 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D4D0?

The complementary color is #D4A6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D4D0 color

#A6D4D0 rgb(166, 212, 208)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 83.1% green and 81.6% blue (166, 212, 208).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#A6D4D0 color codes

HEX	`#A6D4D0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 212, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 83.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, -15.75, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 16.02, 190.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.651, 59.746, 68.526)`
Decimal	`10933456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D4D0, 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 #A6D4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #A6D4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d4d0; }
.text { color: #a6d4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 212 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d4d0, #a6c1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6D4D0?: #A6D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6D4D0?: The RGB value is 166, 212, 208: 166 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D4D0?: The complementary color is #D4A6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.