Information about #A6C1CE color

#A6C1CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6C1CE falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 193, 206) — 65.1% red, 75.7% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 5 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6C1CE reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Escape (#9EC0CA). Slightly further away sit Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF) and Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(166, 193, 206)), which gives #A6C1CE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6C1CE: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6C1CE color variations

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

#A6C1CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6C1CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6C1CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6C1CE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A6C1CE 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A6C1CE

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

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

#A6C1CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6C1CE
  • RGB166, 193, 206
  • CMYK16, 5, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(166, 193, 206)
  • HSL200°, 29%, 73%
  • HSL Precise199.5°, 28.986%, 72.941%
  • HSV200°, 19%, 81%
  • HSB200°, 19%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.757, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.757, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.757, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6C1CE
  • DECIMAL ID10928590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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