#A6A6AE Hex Color

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Color Name

Quick Silver*

Hex Color Code

#A6A6AE

RGB Color Code

RGB(166, 166, 174)

CMYK Values*

4.6%, 4.6%, 0.0%, 31.8%

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#A6A6AE hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is A6A6AE?

The RGB color code for color number #A6A6AE is RGB(166, 166, 174). In the RGB color model, #A6A6AE has a red value of 166, a green value of 166, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 4.6% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 4.7 % saturation, and 66.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A6A6AE has a hue of 240° (degrees), 4.6 % saturation and 68.2 % brightness/value.

Color A6A6AE is cool or warm?

Color A6A6AE is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #A6A6AE? (For interior and product design)

A6A6AE has an LRV of nearly 38.4. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#A6A6AE

LRV 38.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 38.4 of #A6A6AE with dark and light color

Is #A6A6AE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A6A6AE meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #A6A6AE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #A6A6AE

Hex triplet: #A6A6AE
Red: A6
Green: A6
Blue: AE

RGBA / RGB rgb(166, 166, 174)

Red: 166 (65.1%)
Green: 166 (65.1%)
Blue: 174 (68.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 4.60%
Magenta: 4.60%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 31.76%

HSL hsl(240deg, 4.7 %, 66.7 %)

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 4.71 %
Lightness: 66.67 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 4.60 %
Brightness / Value: 68.24 %

RYB ryb(40, 65, 67)

Red: 40 (15.9%)
Yellow: 65 (25.4%)
Blue: 67 (26.2%)

HWB

Hue: 240°
Whiteness: 65.10 %
Blackness: 31.76 %

CMY

Cyan: 34.90%
Magenta: 34.90%
Yellow: 31.76%

XYZ

X: 37
Y: 38.44
Z: 45.51

YXY

Y1: 38.44
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 68.34
A: 1.55
B: -4.12

CIE-Lch

L: 68.34
C: 4.41
H: 290.64

CIE-Luv

L: 68.34
U: -0.46
V: -6.36

Hunter-Lab

L: 62
A: -1.96
B: -0.13

Other

LRV: ~ 38.4 %
Munsell Color System: 5.3PB 6.7/0.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #A6A6AE

These are the named colors closest to hex A6A6AE, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

92.24% match | ΔE 7.76

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A6A6AE.

#A7A9B1 Color RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#ACAAB3 Color RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

#A7AEB4 Color RAL 260 70 05 - Northern Light Grey

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A6A6AE.

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

#92969B Color BS 02-A-07 - Grey

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A6A6AE.

#A0A3A7 Color PANTONE 14-4205 TCX - Cathedral Spire

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#B0AAAB Color PANTONE 14-4116 TCX - Gray Morning

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

#B0B2B5 Color PANTONE 14-4202 TCX - Harbor Mist

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#AEB2B5 Color PANTONE 15-4101 TCX - High-rise

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A6A6AE.

#A7A8AA Color PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#9D9D9F Color PANTONE 4276 C

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

#B0ABAC Color PANTONE 4282 C

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#A6A9AA Color PANTONE Silver 10077 C

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A6A6AE.

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

94.46% match | ΔE 5.54

#979392 Color RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

Paint color for Hex #A6A6AE

These are the real paint colors closest to hex A6A6AE from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from A6A6AE once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to Dunn-Edwards

#9CA0A6 Color Gray Wolf (DE 6354)

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

#A1A5A8 Color Baby Seal (DE 6361)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#A9AAAB Color Castlerock (DE 6375)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#AFA8A9 Color Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

Benjamin Moore

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to Benjamin Moore

#AAAEB3 Color Pigeon Gray (2133-50)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#AEABAA Color Stormy Monday (2112-50)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#9A9FA2 Color Delray Gray (1614)

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

#A09E9D Color Sterling Silver (1461)

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

Behr

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to Behr

#A2A4A6 Color Power Gray (N530-4)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#9A9DA2 Color Smokey Lilac (PPU26-20)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#AEACAD Color Classy (MQ5-04)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#AEADAC Color Flannel Gray (N520-3)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

PPG Paints

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to PPG Paints

#ADB0B4 Color Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#A49F9F Color Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#ACADAD Color Flagstone (PPG1001-4)

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

#999FA3 Color Gray Suit (PPG0993-4)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

Sherwin Williams

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to Sherwin Williams

#AEA9AA Color Mystical Shade (SW 6276)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#A0A5A7 Color Network Gray (SW 7073)

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

#A8AEB1 Color Morning Fog (SW 6255)

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#959BA0 Color Dustblu (SW 9161)

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

Valspar

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to Valspar

#A9ACAD Color Metropolis (4005-1C)

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#9D9C9C Color Sleepy Kitten (8006-11D)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#A8A7A5 Color Warm Shale (M219)

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#9D999A Color Feather Quill (V124-4)

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

Farrow & Ball

Hex color A6A6AE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A6A6AE to Farrow & Ball

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

93.29% match | ΔE 6.71

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

92.01% match | ΔE 7.99

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

91.19% match | ΔE 8.81

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#A6A6AE color palettes and scheme combination

595962

71717D

8B8B96

A6A6AE

C1C1C6

DBDBDF

F6F6F7

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

A6AEAE

A6AAAE

A6A6AE

AAA6AE

AEA6AE

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

A6A6AE

AEA6A6

A6AEA6

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

A6A6AE

AEA6AA

AEAEA6

A6AEAA

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

A6A6AE

AEAEB6

B7B7BE

C0C0C6

C9C9CE

D2D2D6

DBDBDE

E4E4E6

EDEDEE

F6F6F6

FFFFFF

Quick Silver* - #A6A6AE Tints

A6A6AE

95959C

84848B

747479

636368

535357

424245

313134

212122

101011

000000

Quick Silver* - #A6A6AE Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#A6A6AE

Quick Silver*

#AEAEA6

Dark Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #A6A6AE?

Color that best contrast with #A6A6AE is #AEAEA6, color name is Dark Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.