What color is #A6D5F3?

#A6D5F3 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 #A6D5F3?

The RGB value is 166, 213, 243: 166 red, 213 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D5F3?

The complementary color is #F3C4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D5F3 color

#A6D5F3 rgb(166, 213, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6D5F3 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 83.5% green and 95.3% blue (166, 213, 243).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 76% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mr Freeze (#ABD4EC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#A6D5F3 color codes

HEX	`#A6D5F3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 213, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 83.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 76%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 12%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, -8.33, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 21.33, 247.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.693, 62.164, 93.841)`
Decimal	`10933747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D5F3, 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 #A6D5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #A6D5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d5f3; }
.text { color: #a6d5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 213 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d5f3, #a6aff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6D5F3?: #A6D5F3 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 #A6D5F3?: The RGB value is 166, 213, 243: 166 red, 213 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D5F3?: The complementary color is #F3C4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.