What color is #A6B08D?

#A6B08D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B08D?

The RGB value is 166, 176, 141: 166 red, 176 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B08D?

The complementary color is #978DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B08D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B08D color

#A6B08D rgb(166, 176, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6B08D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 69% green and 55.3% blue (166, 176, 141).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#A6B08D color codes

HEX	`#A6B08D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 176, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 69%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -9.73, 16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 19.41, 120.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.058, 41.081, 31.224)`
Decimal	`10924173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B08D, 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 #A6B08D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B08D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #A6B08D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b08d; }
.text { color: #a6b08d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b08d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 176 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b08d, #95b08d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6B08D?: #A6B08D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B08D?: The RGB value is 166, 176, 141: 166 red, 176 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B08D?: The complementary color is #978DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B08D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.