What color is #A6BF70?

#A6BF70 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BF70?

The RGB value is 166, 191, 112: 166 red, 191 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BF70?

The complementary color is #8970BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BF70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BF70 color

#A6BF70 rgb(166, 191, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6BF70 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 74.9% green and 43.9% blue (166, 191, 112).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#A6BF70 color codes

HEX	`#A6BF70`
RGB	`rgb(166, 191, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 74.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 41%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, -21.47, 37.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 42.79, 120.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.281, 46.538, 22.345)`
Decimal	`10927984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BF70, 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 #A6BF70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BF70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #A6BF70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bf70; }
.text { color: #a6bf70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bf70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 191 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bf70, #7ebf70); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6BF70?: #A6BF70 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BF70?: The RGB value is 166, 191, 112: 166 red, 191 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BF70?: The complementary color is #8970BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BF70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.