What color is #A6AE8A?

#A6AE8A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AE8A?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 138: 166 red, 174 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AE8A?

The complementary color is #928AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AE8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AE8A color

#A6AE8A rgb(166, 174, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AE8A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 54.1% blue (166, 174, 138).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#A6AE8A color codes

HEX	`#A6AE8A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, -9.15, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 19.82, 117.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.449, 40.214, 29.934)`
Decimal	`10923658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AE8A, 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 #A6AE8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AE8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #A6AE8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ae8a; }
.text { color: #a6ae8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ae8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ae8a, #94ae8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6AE8A?: #A6AE8A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AE8A?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 138: 166 red, 174 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AE8A?: The complementary color is #928AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AE8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.