What color is #A1C6BC?

#A1C6BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1C6BC?

The RGB value is 161, 198, 188: 161 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1C6BC?

The complementary color is #C6A1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1C6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1C6BC color

#A1C6BC rgb(161, 198, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1C6BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 77.6% green and 73.7% blue (161, 198, 188).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#A1C6BC color codes

HEX	`#A1C6BC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 198, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 77.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.04, -14.33, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.04, 14.36, 176.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.967, 51.595, 55.209)`
Decimal	`10602172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1C6BC, 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 #A1C6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1C6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #A1C6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1c6bc; }
.text { color: #a1c6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1c6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 198 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1c6bc, #a1bec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1C6BC?: #A1C6BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1C6BC?: The RGB value is 161, 198, 188: 161 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1C6BC?: The complementary color is #C6A1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1C6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.