What color is #A6AE95?

#A6AE95 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 #A6AE95?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 149: 166 red, 174 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AE95?

The complementary color is #9D95AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AE95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AE95 color

#A6AE95 rgb(166, 174, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AE95 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 58.4% blue (166, 174, 149).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#A6AE95 color codes

HEX	`#A6AE95`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.86, -7.36, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.86, 13.99, 121.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.286, 40.549, 34.343)`
Decimal	`10923669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AE95, 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 #A6AE95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AE95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #A6AE95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ae95; }
.text { color: #a6ae95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ae95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ae95, #9aae95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6AE95?: #A6AE95 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 #A6AE95?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 149: 166 red, 174 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AE95?: The complementary color is #9D95AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AE95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.