What color is #A6AC8B?

#A6AC8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AC8B?

The RGB value is 166, 172, 139: 166 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AC8B?

The complementary color is #918BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AC8B color

#A6AC8B rgb(166, 172, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AC8B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.5% green and 54.5% blue (166, 172, 139).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#A6AC8B color codes

HEX	`#A6AC8B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 172, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, -7.94, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 18.13, 115.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.138, 39.476, 30.19)`
Decimal	`10923147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AC8B, 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 #A6AC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #A6AC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ac8b; }
.text { color: #a6ac8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ac8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 172 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ac8b, #96ac8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6AC8B?: #A6AC8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AC8B?: The RGB value is 166, 172, 139: 166 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AC8B?: The complementary color is #918BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.