What color is #A6BA8E?

#A6BA8E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BA8E?

The RGB value is 166, 186, 142: 166 red, 186 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BA8E?

The complementary color is #A28EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BA8E color

#A6BA8E rgb(166, 186, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6BA8E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 72.9% green and 55.7% blue (166, 186, 142).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#A6BA8E color codes

HEX	`#A6BA8E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 186, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 72.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, -14.78, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 24.93, 126.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.167, 45.178, 32.295)`
Decimal	`10926734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BA8E, 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 #A6BA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #A6BA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ba8e; }
.text { color: #a6ba8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ba8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 186 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ba8e, #90ba8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6BA8E?: #A6BA8E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BA8E?: The RGB value is 166, 186, 142: 166 red, 186 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BA8E?: The complementary color is #A28EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.