What color is #A6BDAA?

#A6BDAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BDAA?

The RGB value is 166, 189, 170: 166 red, 189 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BDAA?

The complementary color is #BDA6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BDAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BDAA color

#A6BDAA rgb(166, 189, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6BDAA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 74.1% green and 66.7% blue (166, 189, 170).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#A6BDAA color codes

HEX	`#A6BDAA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 189, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 74.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.45, -11.52, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.45, 13.46, 148.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.178, 47.404, 45.003)`
Decimal	`10927530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BDAA, 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 #A6BDAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BDAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #A6BDAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bdaa; }
.text { color: #a6bdaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bdaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 189 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bdaa, #a6bdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6BDAA?: #A6BDAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BDAA?: The RGB value is 166, 189, 170: 166 red, 189 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BDAA?: The complementary color is #BDA6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BDAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.