What color is #A6D6DC?

#A6D6DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6D6DC?

The RGB value is 166, 214, 220: 166 red, 214 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D6DC?

The complementary color is #DCACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D6DC color

#A6D6DC rgb(166, 214, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6D6DC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 83.9% green and 86.3% blue (166, 214, 220).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#A6D6DC color codes

HEX	`#A6D6DC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 214, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 83.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.57, -14.16, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.57, 16.29, 209.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.687, 61.365, 76.765)`
Decimal	`10933980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D6DC, 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 #A6D6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #A6D6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d6dc; }
.text { color: #a6d6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 214 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d6dc, #a6bbdc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6D6DC?: #A6D6DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6D6DC?: The RGB value is 166, 214, 220: 166 red, 214 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D6DC?: The complementary color is #DCACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.