Information about #A6BACE color

#A6BACE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6BACE falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 186, 206) — 65.1% red, 72.9% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 8 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #A6BACE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Icebreaker (#A9B7C9) and Shinto (#A6B5C6).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 186, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #A6BACE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A6BACE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A6BACE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A6BACE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

#A6BACE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6BACE
  • RGB166, 186, 206
  • CMYK16, 8, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(166, 186, 206)
  • HSL210°, 29%, 73%
  • HSL Precise210°, 28.986%, 72.941%
  • HSV210°, 19%, 81%
  • HSB210°, 19%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.729, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.729, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.729, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6BACE
  • DECIMAL ID10926798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01