What color is #A6AE8E?

#A6AE8E 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 #A6AE8E?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 142: 166 red, 174 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AE8E?

The complementary color is #968EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AE8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AE8E color

#A6AE8E rgb(166, 174, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AE8E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 55.7% blue (166, 174, 142).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#A6AE8E color codes

HEX	`#A6AE8E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, -8.52, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 17.69, 118.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.744, 40.332, 31.488)`
Decimal	`10923662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AE8E, 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 #A6AE8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AE8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #A6AE8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ae8e; }
.text { color: #a6ae8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ae8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ae8e, #96ae8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6AE8E?: #A6AE8E 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 #A6AE8E?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 142: 166 red, 174 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AE8E?: The complementary color is #968EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AE8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.