What color is #A6AC91?

#A6AC91 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AC91?

The RGB value is 166, 172, 145: 166 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AC91?

The complementary color is #9791AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AC91 color

#A6AC91 rgb(166, 172, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AC91 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.5% green and 56.9% blue (166, 172, 145).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#A6AC91 color codes

HEX	`#A6AC91`
RGB	`rgb(166, 172, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, -6.97, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 14.92, 117.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.589, 39.656, 32.562)`
Decimal	`10923153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AC91, 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 #A6AC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #A6AC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ac91; }
.text { color: #a6ac91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ac91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 172 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ac91, #99ac91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6AC91?: #A6AC91 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AC91?: The RGB value is 166, 172, 145: 166 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AC91?: The complementary color is #9791AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.