What color is #A6E1F0?

#A6E1F0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6E1F0?

The RGB value is 166, 225, 240: 166 red, 225 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6E1F0?

The complementary color is #F0B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6E1F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6E1F0 color

#A6E1F0 rgb(166, 225, 240)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6E1F0 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 88.2% green and 94.1% blue (166, 225, 240).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 71% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Break the Ice (#B2E1EE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#A6E1F0 color codes

HEX	`#A6E1F0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 225, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 88.2%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 71%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 31%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.13, -15.2, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.13, 20.23, 221.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.374, 68.246, 92.518)`
Decimal	`10936816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6E1F0, 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 #A6E1F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6E1F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #A6E1F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6e1f0; }
.text { color: #a6e1f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6e1f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 225 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6e1f0, #a6bcf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6E1F0?: #A6E1F0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6E1F0?: The RGB value is 166, 225, 240: 166 red, 225 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6E1F0?: The complementary color is #F0B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6E1F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.