What color is #A1C4A6?

#A1C4A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1C4A6?

The RGB value is 161, 196, 166: 161 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1C4A6?

The complementary color is #C4A1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1C4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1C4A6 color

#A1C4A6 rgb(161, 196, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1C4A6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 76.9% green and 65.1% blue (161, 196, 166).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#A1C4A6 color codes

HEX	`#A1C4A6`
RGB	`rgb(161, 196, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 76.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.95, -17.58, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.95, 20.86, 147.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.319, 49.809, 43.506)`
Decimal	`10601638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1C4A6, 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 #A1C4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1C4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #A1C4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1c4a6; }
.text { color: #a1c4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1c4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 196 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1c4a6, #a1c4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A1C4A6?: #A1C4A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1C4A6?: The RGB value is 161, 196, 166: 161 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1C4A6?: The complementary color is #C4A1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1C4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.