What color is #A1D6C4?

#A1D6C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1D6C4?

The RGB value is 161, 214, 196: 161 red, 214 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1D6C4?

The complementary color is #D6A1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1D6C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1D6C4 color

#A1D6C4 rgb(161, 214, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1D6C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 83.9% green and 76.9% blue (161, 214, 196).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 39% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#A1D6C4 color codes

HEX	`#A1D6C4`
RGB	`rgb(161, 214, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 83.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 39%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, -20.79, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 21.06, 170.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.705, 59.654, 61.162)`
Decimal	`10606276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1D6C4, 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 #A1D6C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1D6C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #A1D6C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1d6c4; }
.text { color: #a1d6c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1d6c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 214 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1d6c4, #a1ced6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A1D6C4?: #A1D6C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1D6C4?: The RGB value is 161, 214, 196: 161 red, 214 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1D6C4?: The complementary color is #D6A1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1D6C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.