What color is #A6B191?

#A6B191 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B191?

The RGB value is 166, 177, 145: 166 red, 177 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B191?

The complementary color is #9C91B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B191 color

#A6B191 rgb(166, 177, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6B191 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 69.4% green and 56.9% blue (166, 177, 145).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#A6B191 color codes

HEX	`#A6B191`
RGB	`rgb(166, 177, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 69.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -9.61, 15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 17.91, 122.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.558, 41.596, 32.885)`
Decimal	`10924433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B191, 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 #A6B191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #A6B191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b191; }
.text { color: #a6b191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 177 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b191, #96b191); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6B191?: #A6B191 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B191?: The RGB value is 166, 177, 145: 166 red, 177 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B191?: The complementary color is #9C91B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.