What color is #A6B39E?

#A6B39E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B39E?

The RGB value is 166, 179, 158: 166 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B39E?

The complementary color is #AB9EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B39E color

#A6B39E rgb(166, 179, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6B39E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 70.2% green and 62% blue (166, 179, 158).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#A6B39E color codes

HEX	`#A6B39E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 179, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 70.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, -8.46, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 12.49, 132.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.016, 42.816, 38.603)`
Decimal	`10924958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B39E, 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 #A6B39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #A6B39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b39e; }
.text { color: #a6b39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 179 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b39e, #9eb3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6B39E?: #A6B39E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B39E?: The RGB value is 166, 179, 158: 166 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B39E?: The complementary color is #AB9EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.