What color is #A6C390?

#A6C390 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C390?

The RGB value is 166, 195, 144: 166 red, 195 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C390?

The complementary color is #AD90C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C390 color

#A6C390 rgb(166, 195, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6C390 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 76.5% green and 56.5% blue (166, 195, 144).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#A6C390 color codes

HEX	`#A6C390`
RGB	`rgb(166, 195, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 76.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, -19.04, 22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 29.47, 130.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.274, 49.15, 33.745)`
Decimal	`10929040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C390, 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 #A6C390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #A6C390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c390; }
.text { color: #a6c390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 195 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c390, #90c394); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6C390?: #A6C390 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C390?: The RGB value is 166, 195, 144: 166 red, 195 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C390?: The complementary color is #AD90C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.