What color is #A6DBE0?

#A6DBE0 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 #A6DBE0?

The RGB value is 166, 219, 224: 166 red, 219 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6DBE0?

The complementary color is #E0ABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6DBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6DBE0 color

#A6DBE0 rgb(166, 219, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6DBE0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 85.9% green and 87.8% blue (166, 219, 224).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#A6DBE0 color codes

HEX	`#A6DBE0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 219, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 85.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.04, -15.81, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.04, 17.72, 206.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.508, 64.149, 80.017)`
Decimal	`10935264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6DBE0, 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 #A6DBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6DBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #A6DBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6dbe0; }
.text { color: #a6dbe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6dbe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 219 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6dbe0, #a6bee0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6DBE0?: #A6DBE0 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 #A6DBE0?: The RGB value is 166, 219, 224: 166 red, 219 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6DBE0?: The complementary color is #E0ABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6DBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.