What color is #A6C19C?

#A6C19C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C19C?

The RGB value is 166, 193, 156: 166 red, 193 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C19C?

The complementary color is #B79CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C19C color

#A6C19C rgb(166, 193, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6C19C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 75.7% green and 61.2% blue (166, 193, 156).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#A6C19C color codes

HEX	`#A6C19C`
RGB	`rgb(166, 193, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 75.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, -16.08, 15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 22.43, 135.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.795, 48.647, 38.686)`
Decimal	`10928540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C19C, 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 #A6C19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #A6C19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c19c; }
.text { color: #a6c19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 193 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c19c, #9cc1a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6C19C?: #A6C19C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C19C?: The RGB value is 166, 193, 156: 166 red, 193 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C19C?: The complementary color is #B79CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.