What color is #A6AF86?

#A6AF86 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 #A6AF86?

The RGB value is 166, 175, 134: 166 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AF86?

The complementary color is #8F86AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AF86 color

#A6AF86 rgb(166, 175, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AF86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.6% green and 52.5% blue (166, 175, 134).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A6AF86 color codes

HEX	`#A6AF86`
RGB	`rgb(166, 175, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, -10.29, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 22.51, 117.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.359, 40.488, 28.502)`
Decimal	`10923910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AF86, 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 #A6AF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A6AF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6af86; }
.text { color: #a6af86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6af86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 175 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6af86, #92af86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6AF86?: #A6AF86 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 #A6AF86?: The RGB value is 166, 175, 134: 166 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AF86?: The complementary color is #8F86AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.