What color is #A6DFD4?

#A6DFD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6DFD4?

The RGB value is 166, 223, 212: 166 red, 223 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6DFD4?

The complementary color is #DFA6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6DFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6DFD4 color

#A6DFD4 rgb(166, 223, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6DFD4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 87.5% green and 83.1% blue (166, 223, 212).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 47% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#A6DFD4 color codes

HEX	`#A6DFD4`
RGB	`rgb(166, 223, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 87.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 47%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.81, -20.42, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.81, 20.43, 181.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.993, 65.633, 72.098)`
Decimal	`10936276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6DFD4, 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 #A6DFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6DFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #A6DFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6dfd4; }
.text { color: #a6dfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6dfd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 223 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6dfd4, #a6cddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #A6DFD4?: #A6DFD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6DFD4?: The RGB value is 166, 223, 212: 166 red, 223 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6DFD4?: The complementary color is #DFA6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6DFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.