What color is #A6DBD3?

#A6DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6DBD3?

The RGB value is 166, 219, 211: 166 red, 219 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6DBD3?

The complementary color is #DBA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6DBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6DBD3 color

#A6DBD3 rgb(166, 219, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 85.9% green and 82.7% blue (166, 219, 211).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#A6DBD3 color codes

HEX	`#A6DBD3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 219, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 85.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, -18.64, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 18.71, 184.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.812, 63.471, 71.084)`
Decimal	`10935251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6DBD3, 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 #A6DBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6DBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #A6DBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6dbd3; }
.text { color: #a6dbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6dbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 219 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6dbd3, #a6c9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #A6DBD3?: #A6DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6DBD3?: The RGB value is 166, 219, 211: 166 red, 219 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6DBD3?: The complementary color is #DBA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6DBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.