What color is #A6E2F3?

#A6E2F3 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 #A6E2F3?

The RGB value is 166, 226, 243: 166 red, 226 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6E2F3?

The complementary color is #F3B7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6E2F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6E2F3 color

#A6E2F3 rgb(166, 226, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6E2F3 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 88.6% green and 95.3% blue (166, 226, 243).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 76% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Break the Ice (#B2E1EE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#A6E2F3 color codes

HEX	`#A6E2F3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 226, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 88.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 76%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.49, -15.01, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.49, 20.79, 223.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.095, 68.968, 94.975)`
Decimal	`10937075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6E2F3, 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 #A6E2F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6E2F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #A6E2F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6e2f3; }
.text { color: #a6e2f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6e2f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 226 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6e2f3, #a6bbf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6E2F3?: #A6E2F3 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 #A6E2F3?: The RGB value is 166, 226, 243: 166 red, 226 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6E2F3?: The complementary color is #F3B7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6E2F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.