What color is #A6BBA3?

#A6BBA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BBA3?

The RGB value is 166, 187, 163: 166 red, 187 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BBA3?

The complementary color is #B8A3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BBA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BBA3 color

#A6BBA3 rgb(166, 187, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6BBA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 73.3% green and 63.9% blue (166, 187, 163).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#A6BBA3 color codes

HEX	`#A6BBA3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 187, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 73.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -11.76, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 15.27, 140.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.106, 46.291, 41.465)`
Decimal	`10927011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BBA3, 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 #A6BBA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BBA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #A6BBA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bba3; }
.text { color: #a6bba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 187 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bba3, #a3bbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6BBA3?: #A6BBA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BBA3?: The RGB value is 166, 187, 163: 166 red, 187 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BBA3?: The complementary color is #B8A3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BBA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.