Information about #A6D9CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A6D9CE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 217, 206) — 65.1% red, 85.1% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 4 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6D9CE reads as a confidently colored water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sinbad (#A6D5D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scandal (#ADD9D1) and Vitra (#A1DCC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 217, 206) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A6D9CE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6D9CE color variations

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

#A6D9CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6D9CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6D9CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6D9CE 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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#A6D9CE 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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#CAD9A6
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Nearest named colors to #A6D9CE

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

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Vitra color link
Vitra

#A1DCC7

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Aqua Island color link
Aqua Island

#A1DAD7

Morning Glory color link
Morning Glory

#9ED1D3

Dreamer’s Sky color link
Dreamer’s Sky

#ADDED9

Children’s Soft Blue color link
Children’s Soft Blue

#A1CED7

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

#A6D9CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6D9CE
  • RGB166, 217, 206
  • CMYK20, 0, 4, 15
  • CSSrgb(166, 217, 206)
  • HSL167°, 40%, 75%
  • HSL Precise167.059°, 40.157%, 75.098%
  • HSV167°, 24%, 85%
  • HSB167°, 24%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.851, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.851, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.851, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6D9CE
  • DECIMAL ID10934734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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