What color is #A8C6DF?

#A8C6DF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C6DF?

The RGB value is 168, 198, 223: 168 red, 198 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C6DF?

The complementary color is #DFC1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C6DF color

#A8C6DF rgb(168, 198, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8C6DF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 77.6% green and 87.5% blue (168, 198, 223).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 46% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#A8C6DF color codes

HEX	`#A8C6DF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 198, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 77.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 46%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 25%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 11%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, -4.56, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 16.4, 253.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.658, 54.039, 77.612)`
Decimal	`11060959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C6DF, 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 #A8C6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #A8C6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c6df; }
.text { color: #a8c6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 198 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c6df, #a8abdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8C6DF?: #A8C6DF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C6DF?: The RGB value is 168, 198, 223: 168 red, 198 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C6DF?: The complementary color is #DFC1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.