What color is #A6C59C?

#A6C59C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6C59C?

The RGB value is 166, 197, 156: 166 red, 197 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6C59C?

The complementary color is #BB9CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6C59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6C59C color

#A6C59C rgb(166, 197, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6C59C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 77.3% green and 61.2% blue (166, 197, 156).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#A6C59C color codes

HEX	`#A6C59C`
RGB	`rgb(166, 197, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 77.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, -18.1, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 24.96, 136.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.692, 50.439, 38.985)`
Decimal	`10929564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6C59C, 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 #A6C59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6C59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #A6C59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6c59c; }
.text { color: #a6c59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6c59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 197 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6c59c, #9cc5a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6C59C?: #A6C59C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6C59C?: The RGB value is 166, 197, 156: 166 red, 197 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6C59C?: The complementary color is #BB9CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6C59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.